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CALPERS Rate Hike
San Diego Union-Tribune Like the fever spike of a sudden illness, California's biggest buyer of health insurance said yesterday that it will…
May 19, 1999Motorists Injured by Drunk Drivers Call on Senators to Allow Right to Sue Unfair Insurers
Accident Victims, Insurance Agent and Consumer Advocates Call for Greater Insurance Company Accountability
May 18, 1999CALPERS HMO Rates Up 9.7% — Double Digit Increases Are A Return To Patients Paying More For Less
Consumer Group Calls For Prior Approval Rate Regulation For Industry
May 18, 1999Quake Insurance Squabble Splitting Along Party Lines
Los Angeles Times After months of behind-the-scenes sparring, state Treasurer Phil Angelides is forcing a showdown with Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush over…
May 13, 1999Tort Reform Advocacy Group Changes Name, Angering Opponents
Metropolitan News Service The Association for California Tort Reform announced yesterday that it has changed its name to the Civil Justice Association…
May 4, 1999Rx For Health Care: Proposed HMO Reforms Should Include Legal Liability
Opinion Editorial of San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose Mercury News Eager to polish their image, California's health management organizations and insurers of…
May 3, 1999Consumer, business groups fight over name change
Associated Press What's in a name? Apparently a lot if you're in politics. The Association for California Tort Reform, a group that…
May 3, 1999U.S. Scrutinizing Aetna Proposal to Buy Prudential Unit
The New York Times Doctors and consumer advocates have flooded the Justice Department with evidence they say suggests that Aetna's plan to…
Apr 30, 1999Hold HMOs Liable
San Francisco Chronicle Opinion EditorialSan Franciso Chronicle The threat of a lawsuit can be a powerful incentive to do the right thing,…
Apr 28, 1999Lifeline Auto Insurance Clears First Hurdle
CA. State Senators Pass $300 Policy Out of Committee
Apr 22, 1999Firms say plan favors L.A. over Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle A key Assembly committee yesterday approved a bill creating low-cost insurance programs that insurance companies said will force Bay…
Apr 22, 1999Consumer Group Sues Aetna Inc.
San Diego Union-Tribune Consumer health care advocates opened a new front against HMOs yesterday by joining in a suit against the nation's…
Apr 20, 1999Aetna Facing Lawsuit
Racketeering Case May Be First Of KindHartford Courant A California consumer group filed a racketeering lawsuit against Aetna Inc. Monday, saying the…
Apr 20, 1999Nation’s Largest Managed Care Company Sued Under Racketeering Law
Consumer Group Challenges Aetna For Systemic Fraud
Apr 19, 1999Reaction is mixed over ruling on HMO lawsuit
Houston Chronicle Consumer advocates are praising and managed care officials are criticizing a federal appeals court's decision allowing a Houston woman to…
Apr 13, 1999Court Allows Suit Against HMO
Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that an HMO may be sued over the quality of health care in a…
Apr 10, 1999Clinton Administration Taken To Task For Failing To Break Up HMO Mergers
Patient Rights Group Demands Justice Dept. Halt Aetna-Prudential Deal
Apr 8, 1999