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- Health Insurance: Is AARP Looking Out For You?
- AARP?s health and long-term-care insurance policies are rarely the cheapest option, but they are surprisingly competitive, and can be particularly good for people who are not in perfect health. MoneyWatch compared benefits and real-world prices to find the best plans for you. Anyone over the age of 50...
- Articles 2009-10-09
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- Long-Term-Care Insurance: 4 Biggest Risks to Avoid
- Recent congressional hearings underscored a host of problems consumers can face with long-term-care insurance. The coverage may still be worthwhile — particularly if stroke or dementia runs in your family — but you should know the risks. ...
- Articles 2009-06-17
- Consumer Advocates Renew Call for Cutting Health Insurer Fat; Blue Cross of California Profits Increase 43 Percent in 2004
- SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer advocates said today that California should set a national example by regulating health insurance overhead costs as insurance company profits continue to see double digit increases. The Foundation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer advocates said today...
- Research articles 2005-08-09
- The Financial Health of the California Nursing Home Industry
- In 2002 The California Healthcare Foundation, engaged Shattuck Hammond to conduct an intensive study of the Financial Health of the California Nursing. This final report provides an objective assessment of the financial performance of the skilled nursing industry in California. Highlighted are critical public policy issues and financial context for...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- California State Workers System Approves Health Insurance Hike.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 19 -- The state's largest buyer of health insurance set the stage Tuesday for nearly double-digit increases in health premiums statewide. An average increase of 9.7 percent for next year won approval from a health-benefits committee...
- Research articles 1999-05-18
- CalPERS: a model for health care reform? - California Public Employees Retirement System - includes related article
- Advocates of managed competition have been at pains in recent months to point to examples of how the system they propose for the nation would work. One of the most often cited is the California, Public Employees Retirement System, or Calpers, the giant pension and health purchasing agent for 890,000...
- Research articles 1993-06-01
- Bisphenol A Back in Spotlight
- Bisphenol A BPA -- a chemical used in plastic bottles and other containers, including baby bottles, water bottles and food cans -- has always been controversial. Many health advocates remained skeptical despite Food and Drug Administration statements about the lack of evidence that BPA is unsafe for human health. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Medical pot advocates sue feds, alleging false info
- Medical marijuana advocates have sued the federal Department of Health and Human Services, accusing it of lying to the nation about the drug's lack of accepted medical use despite scientific studies showing its efficacy. The lawsuit, filed today in federal court in Oakland, comes a week after...
- Research articles 2007-02-21
- Delta Dental Co-Sponsors Healthy Kids Day in San Francisco
- News & Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 9, 2003 Mobile Dental Clinic to Provide Dental Care to Low-Income Children at Chinatown's Beacon Center and Mission Dolores Auditorium California's largest dental carrier will help the San Francisco Health Plan ensure this weekend's Healthy...
- Research articles 2003-01-09
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Social Media Conferences and Events
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Washington state mulls play-or-pay measure.(News)
- Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK OLYMPIA, Wash.-California's voters may have rejected a controversial law that would have required employers to offer health insurance or pay the state to do it for them, but will it play in Olympia? Consumer advocates, lab Byline:...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
- Food Roundup: Love for Merrigan, Shock at McDonald's, and More
- Sustainable agriculture fans applaud Obama USDA pick -- President Obama's announcement that he would nominate Kathleen Merrigan as deputy secretary for the USDA inspired praise from advocates of organic, local food and sustainable agriculture. An assistant professor at Tufts University, Merrigan worked on the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990....
- Blog posts 2009-02-24
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Events in Social Media
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Glitch cuts care for seniors
- A computer glitch has denied thousands of California's low- income seniors and people with disabilities of their Medicare benefits, and the state's Department of Health Services has not intervened to resolve the problem, according to a coalition of advocates for those affected. The coalition, led by the...
- Research articles 2007-02-27
- Pot activists sue feds over 'false' data about drug
- Medical marijuana advocates have sued the federal Department of Health and Human Services, accusing it of lying to the nation about the drug's lack of accepted medical use despite scientific studies showing its efficacy. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Oakland, comes a week after...
- Research articles 2007-02-22
- Chart craft.
- Byline: Toni Case Mar 30, 2007 (AFR Smart Investor - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Advocates of fundamental stock analysis are often critical of technical traders, who generally ignore underlying business models. True technical analysts assume that things such as management skills and industry health...
- Research articles 2007-03-30
- March of Dimes Summit Addresses Premature Labor; Strategies to Keep Babies from Being Born too Soon
- SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Experts and advocates gathered yesterday at the 2nd Annual March of Dimes Northern California Prematurity Summit to discuss the signs and symptoms of premature labor. Medical training standards and public education efforts were introduced and evaluated. The summit is part of a larger...
- Research articles 2004-11-19
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