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Bailout Watch #55 – Jun 22, 2001

Bailout Watch #55 – Jun 22, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #55 - Jun 22, 2001<br/> <br/> Edison Bailout Hearing in Sacramento: Bailout NOT DOA.</strong> In a mid-afternoon hearing held by the...
Individual insurance a problem

Individual insurance a problem

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>People trying to get individual health insurance routinely get rejected for conditions as minor as hay fever or an old knee injury, according to a study released yesterday.</p>
Bailout Watch #54 – Jun 19, 2001

Bailout Watch #54 – Jun 19, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #54 - Jun 19, 2001<br/> <br/> President Bush talks his way out of a jam.</strong> The Bush administration is in the awkward position of...
Data dilemmas

Data dilemmas

<h3>Standardization urged for Calif.'s Medi-Cal providers</h3><p class="source">Modern Healthcare</p> <p>Data exchange for California's Medicaid managed-care programs is so complex that it may be difficult to effectively gauge the quality of care provided, according to recently published reports.</p>
Group Praises Calif. Car Insurance System

Group Praises Calif. Car Insurance System

<h3>Consumer Federation Credits Proposition Passed in 1988; Insurers Disagree</h3><p class="source">Washington Post</p> <p>Proposition 103, the 1988 California voter initiative that insurers said would be ruinous for them, has created the best-working auto insurance market in the nation</p>
Bailout Watch #48 – May 30, 2001

Bailout Watch #48 – May 30, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #48 - May 30, 2001<br/> <br/> Q. What's unaffordable, unfair, unnecessary and probably unlawful?</strong> A. The utility bailout and...
Ballot Victories Only Half the Battle, Campaign Reformers Say

Ballot Victories Only Half the Battle, Campaign Reformers Say

<h3>Three cities where voters approved donation curbs balk at implementing them.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Campaign reform advocates turned to the ballot boxes in three Southern California cities over the past six months and won victories that they thought would help end the corrupting influences of political donations.</p>
EDISON’S CON GAME

EDISON’S CON GAME

<p class="source">OC Weekly</p> <p>In early May, Southern California Edison launched a new statewide television- and radio-advertising campaign designed to convince the public that it should assume additional responsibility for the privately owned utility's massive debts. Don't laugh.</p>