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- the safeguarding of consumer interests in terms of quality, price, and safety, usually within a statutory framework. The growing purchasing power of consumers and the rise in consumerism from the...
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- JORDAN: PUBLIC SEEKS RESPONSE FROM NSCP OVER CIGARETTE SHAPED CANDY, FOOD COLORING.(Natioanal Sociaety for Consumer Protection)(Brief Article)
- According to "Jordan Times", the National Society for Consumer Protection NSCP called upon the Health Ministry Monday to prevent the import of chewing gum that is being sold in packaging similar to cigarettes as well as the use of some un According to "Jordan Times", the...
- Research articles 2003-05-21
- Syracuse Candidates for State Legislature Square Off ; AARP Forum Focuses on High Rx Prices, Affordable Health Care and Stronger Consumer Protections
- To: City Desk, Political ReporterTo: City Desk, Political Reporter
- Research articles 2006-10-04
- Clinton's advisory commission and Congress work to clarify new health standards. (Bill Clinton, President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection & Quality in the Health Care Industry)(Washington Notebook)(Column)
- The over-arching focus of the health care industry, including insurers, is in preparing to deal with health plan standards -- both by the administration and by Congress. The over-arching focus of the health care industry, including insurers, is in preparing to deal with...
- Research articles 1997-09-15
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- Should Bank CEOs Direct Employees to Scuttle Consumer Protection Agency?
- It's no secret that the American Bankers Association wants to torpedo the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Now the group also wants bank leaders to dragoon employees into opposing it. Says the ABA, the industry's leading trade organization, in an August 21 entry in the "What's News" section of...
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- Collaborative program between Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States and Eliza Corporation named finalist in URAC's Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards
- "Thrive Healthy Living" program will be among distinguished award winners at Best Practices Conference & Exhibit, April 1-2, 2009 WASHINGTON -- URAC, a leading independent accrediting organization, has announced that a distinguished panel of judges selected a collaboration between Eliza Corporation and Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States KPMAS...
- Research articles 2008-11-20
- The Senate Health Reform Bill: A First Look
- As readers of Health Affairs are undoubtedly already aware, the Senate Democratic leadership has released HR 3590, the 2,074-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill combines the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions HELP Committee bill marked up this summer and the Senate Finance Committee bill marked up...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Consumer Protection 'Double Standard' Hit.(Health Insurance Association of America and Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans)
- Two major organizations engaged in the managed care reform debate joined together last week to blast the "double standard" they see in the "so-called consumer protection" legislation being considered by Congress. Leaders of the Health Insurance Association of America and the Association of Private Pension...
- Research articles 1998-06-22
- RJR victorious in N.Y. health-care case.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company)(Brief Article)
- The highest court in New York ruled in October that health-care insurance companies cannot legally sue tobacco companies for deceptive practices and recover damages for the health care costs of the people they cover. The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Google Health Privacy: All Talk, No Teeth?
- Google Health and its supporters talk a good game about the lengths the service goes in protecting the privacy of users' health records -- all necessary because the main federal patient-privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, doesn't apply to online health services of this sort. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- 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
- Winners and Losers in the New Job Market
- The fall of Lehman and the broader financial crisis have transformed the job market. Among the consequences: Women are now better off than men and part-time is the new full-time. Here's how you can succeed in the new economic order. But it’s not the sheer numbers of jobs shed...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Health Net Federal Services Receives URAC Health Network Accreditation
- SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Health Net Federal Services Health Net announced today that it has been awarded Health Network Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. URAC's Health Network Accreditation includes key quality benchmarks for network management, provider credentialing,...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
- The Public Option And Insurance Exchange In The House Bill
- In my first post, I described the major features and basic approach of HR 3962, as well as the provisions of the bill that would go into effect more or less immediately. This post will look more closely at some of the bill's basic insurance reform elements. In a final...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Insurance Regulator Says 'No' to Playing Fast and Loose
- The perennial joke about the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is that its acronym NAIC stands for "No Action Is Contemplated." But if anything can rouse these sleepy state commissioners, it's the threat of a federal insurance regulator taking over their turf and making them redundant. And...
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- Aetna's Health Care Transparency Initiatives Named Winner in URAC's Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards
- Aetna receives honorable mention in first-ever nationwide competition recognizing health management programs that empower, protect consumers
- Research articles 2008-03-27
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc F2Q09 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWal-Mart Stores, Inc WMT F2Q09 Earnings Call August 14, 2008 7:30 am ET Executives Carol Schumacher – Vice President of Investor Relations Lee Scott – President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Schoewe – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Castro-Wright – Wal-Mart Stores U.S....
- Earnings calls 2008-08-14
- Let's Face It: TV Is Upchuck -- and Not Worth Consuming
- People think that anybody who is a consumer reporter, like yours truly, should confine her outrage to price disparities among jumbo and colossal olives or the difficulties of getting the cable guy to come on time. But I truly believe that consumer protection extends to any good or service the public receives...
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- "Lean and Clean" auto industry pilot expands to other verticals (Manufacturing Business Technology)
- Efforts launched collaboratively last December by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA, the U.S. Commerce Department, and industry seek to lessen the environmental impact of small and midsize manufacturing suppliers while boosting efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Piloted in the automotive industry, the collaboration--called the Green Supply...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Don't like Obamacare? Here's an alternative
- NEW YORK Fortune -- This is the second installment in a series of health-care columns by Fortune's Shawn Tully. Unlike the House bill that fills 1,100 pages, my proposed health-care plan can be expressed in four simple bullet points. The marketplace, with more than 100 million consumers writing their own...
- News items 2009-08-19
- What Is Private Equity?
- The term private equity encompasses a range of techniques used to finance commercial ventures in ways that do not involve the use of publicly tradable assets such as corporate stock or bonds. Typical forms of private equity include venture capital, growth and mezzanine capital, angel investing, and private equity funds....
- Articles 2007-03-05
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