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Missing out on a windfall

Schwarzenegger convenes meeting of consumer advocates to talk about drug purchasing plans

State (Wisconsin) missed chance at health care payoff for poor;

Measure goes further than governor's proposal to force drug prices down

Stem cell holdings criticized

Prescription benefit amid health care cuts;

Scene Set for Ballot Battles;

Drug savings plan directed at low-income Californians

Regulator revamp plan raises concerns in California

Plan to reduce state boards assailed;

HMOs must cover medically necessary drugs in California

State Proposes HMO Drug Regulations

Calif. Governor Calls for Reforms, Spending Cap

Middle-class Americans face life without health insurance

Delawareans to carry medical history in their pocket;

Amid continuing complaints, stem cell board chooses its leaders

Prop. 71 financier debuts as chairman;

Stem cells' tangled web;

Financier to Lead Institute on Stem Cells

Controversy embroils stem cell panel;

When the Incentive to Save a Life Dies;

Not everyone's happy; Anthem closes $16.4 billion deal for WellPoint

Merger of HMOs approved;

Anthem, WellPoint Merger Is Complete;

Health giants wrap up merger;

With Georgia on board, Anthem, WellPoint complete merger

After a year, 'We're done';

Make Blue Cross pay, group's suit demands

Group sues WellPoint for $500 million;

WellPoint Back Taxes Sought

Measures spell relief for California businesses

State rejects offer by insurer;

California Backs Merger of 2 Giant Blue Cross Plans

WellPoint deal wins OK from Garamendi;

Anthem-WellPoint deal OKd;

California's insurance commissioner gives his blessing to a merger between Anthem and WellPoint Networks

Garamendi approves big health plan merger

Anthem merger clears key hurdle;

State moves to freeze nurse-patient ratio

State backs off on nurse levels

'TAKE GENERIC DRUGS,' BRAND FIRM TELLS ITS EMPLOYEES

FIRMS CONFIDENT OF MERGER;

Drug train looks to get lawmakers on board

Americans must have access to affordable medication

Drug supply 'crisis' feared;

Canada-bound seniors search for cheaper prescription drugs;

Drug protesters, Amtrak spar over trip

The Yonge Street drug connection

Seniors on drug train buy cheaper medicines in Canada

Drug maker promotes generics for workers;

Doctor in Florida who signed U.S. prescriptions fined by Canada

CONSUMER GROUP, AMTRAK TRADE JABS OVER RXEXPRESS

Seniors' freedom train pulls into town

U.S. seniors descend on Toronto pharmacy

Presidential Debate on Prescription Drug Prices Isn\'t Stopping the RxExpress

All aboard... RX Express

Group fed up with high prescription drug costs

U.S. seniors ride 'Rx Express' to Toronto to buy lower-cost prescriptions

Prescription Drug Advocates Bash Amtrak

Transplanted Canadian heads home for medicine

'RX EXPRESS' STEAMS THROUGH PENN STATION

'RX EXPRESS' TAKES SENIORS TO CANADA

Pill-smuggling grannies

Seniors, en route to Canada to buy cheaper drugs, stop in New York City

Rx Express

Tired of high prescription drug prices? Take the Rx Express to Toronto

All aboard for cheaper prescription drugs

Train headed for Canada, cheaper medicine

Rx Express Leaves Miami Taking Seniors on Drug Buying Spree in Toronto

Seniors find discounts on Rx Express

Manatee woman to ride drug train;

Governor vetos Canadian-drug bills

TRAIN ROLLS TO CANADA TO BUY CHEAPER DRUGS;

Hop a train to save on drug costs

RxExpress Now Heads Up East Coast Taking Seniors to Buy Canadian Drugs

Seniors disgusted with prescription drug prices board train to Canada

Free trip to Canada for seniors; drug purchase necessary

Schwarzenegger back on the job;

A Show of Weakness in Drug Import Debate

"Off-the-Rails Drug Policy"

Stores light way for Canadian prices on drugs

'Drug Train' Takes Americans to Canada

Seniors on Rx Express roll into B.C.

U.S. seniors' drug train rolls into Vancouver;

Seniors find cure for pricey drugs

AMERICANS ARRIVE BY TRAIN TO LOAD UP ON 'SOUVENIR' DRUGS;

Rx Express heads north for drug buy;

U.S. demand for our medicine worries druggists

Seniors take aim at drug prices;

Cross-border run;

Rx Express rolls north in search of cheap drugs

Riding rails for drug imports;

Rx Express

Rolling protest against high drug prices

Shrinking coverage stings those on individual plans

Drug train travels through

Rx Express rolls through county with a message;

Rolling protest over high drug prices heads from LA to Canada

Special Report; Less for more: The health care crunch. Part 1 of 3

Rx Depot loses bid to end injunction

Discounted drugs urged for uninsured Californians;

Veto awaits drug measures;

Taking Rx Express;

Rx Express Train Taking West Coast Seniors to Canada

Health savings accounts: Can they cure insurance blues?

All rhetoric aside, the pen will tell

FIELD POLL - HEALTH COVERAGE;

They Can't Stomach Drug-Firm Baloney

An active retirement;

They Can\'t Stomach Drug-Firm Baloney

Anthem suit targets Garamendi

Anthem Sues in Bid to Save WellPoint Deal

Anthem sues Calif insurance official over WellPoint merger block

To Really Reform Healthcare, Democrats Should Take Their Cue From Garamendi

Kaiser: Profit up, members are flat

Garamendi Digs In

COMPANIES SEE HEALTHY PROFITS

Garamendi won't let health insurers merge

Prop. 72 aims to cancel health care act

Regulator Stalls Blue Cross Deal in California

Garamendi Blocks Part of WellPoint Deal

Garamendi puts brakes on insurance giants' merger

Anthem-Wellpoint merger - California blocks blockbuster deal;

Calif. insurance commissioner rejects Anthem-WellPoint merger

Politics or protecting policyholders?

BLUE SHIELD OFFERS REBATES TO NEEDY

Golden State: HMO Regulator Is Taking a Back Seat in Anthem Deal

GROUP CALLS DMHC MEETING ON WELLPOINT ANTHEM DEAL A 'SHAM'

WELLPOINT: REGULATORS EXPECTED TO RULE ON ANTHEM DEAL AFTER; REVIEW

No resolution in California; Questions remain after Anthem-WellPoint hearing

Ruling on Anthem to Follow Review

CRITICS SLAM MERGER PLANS;

Tax Probe of WellPoint Is Sought

Blue Cross Tax Status Criticized

Officials look into Blue Cross tax loophole

Garamendi still not satisfied with healthcare merger plans

Anthem talks disappointing, regulator says

Anthem, WellPoint resist $400 million payment;

Shareholders quickly OK Anthem deal

WellPoint Sale Moves Forward

WellPoint deal may flop

Garamendi Questions Costs of Deal to Buy Wellpoint

Anthem fails to quell skepticism

Questions raised over cost of proposed WellPoint-Anthem merger

Analysis: California's insurance battles

Anthem offers merger concessions;

State official threatens deal

Health care regulatory agency to hold hearing on WellPoint merger

Health department will hold hearing

Public Hearing Set on Deal to Buy WellPoint;

High court ruling impairs patients' rights to sue HMOs

Justices limit suits against HMOs;

BUSH SWITCHES POSITION ON HMOs -- ON THE RECORD

Patients' Rights Seen Hurt By Supreme Court HMO Ruling

Aetna, Cigna win Supreme Court ruling on HMO suits

Supreme Court rules patients who claim their HMOs wouldn't pay for needed medical care cannot sue for big malpractice damages.

Health Giants Seek to Calm Critics;

Anthem merger to get 2nd hearing;

OPINIONS/EDITORIAL - State of state\'s health care:

Calpers To Oppose WellPoint Merger With Anthem

WellPoint, Anthem union decried

CALPERS VOWS TO OPPOSE WELLPOINT/ANTHEM MERGER, CITING EXCESSIVE PAY FOR EXECUTIVES

Healthy Skepticism

CalPERS opposes WellPoint-Anthem deal, calls for proxy fight

RISKY BUSINESS;

Health execs may get hefty bonuses;

Anthem merger runs into roadblock;

Concern Voiced on HMO Merger;

State leery of health plan deal;

Calif. hearings may stall WellPoint-Anthem deal

WellPoint Payments Face Scrutiny;

Lawmakers promised few changes if health care merger goes through

Health-care crunch hits Temecula

Pill makers rushing to push risks of buying drugs abroad

Anthem merger faces public hearing

Identifying card fraud

TEPID START FOR DRUG CARD;

Bogus Medicare Drug Cards Already Surfacing

A Corporate Strategy For The Uninsured

HEALTHCARE COVERAGE: Proposal to bar excessive HMO rates fails in California Senate committee

Aetna drops suit on Abbott drug pricing

Legislature taking seriously desire to buy drugs in Canada

Canadian drugs are backed by Assembly

Health Biz: Adults seek health options

Votes likely on bills aimed at Rx costs

Battle over Canadian drug imports focuses on new group

Pharma "funding phony groups in California"

Drug Firms Say, 'No, Canada';

Assembly panel will consider WellPoint sale

Group seeks hearing on Anthem deal

No Hearing on HMO Acquisition

ANTHEM/WELLPOINT: CALIF. MAY OK MERGER WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARING

New overseer for HMOs;

Proposal to bar excessive HMO rates fails in Senate committee

Lawmakers eye limits on health care profits;

Group sues Health Net over mental health cover

Medco settles, agrees more transparency

A CURE FOR COSTS

Kaiser income enjoys big gain

'Bait and Switch' Alleged at Health Net

Consumer Group Sues Health Net

End Drug-Import Hysteria

Doctors to transmit orders via computer

Health care companies offering incentives to jog

Memo to state: volume discount

Drug-Card Headaches

Doctors' Hospital Bids Raise Ethical Worries;

Gearing up for a discount drug card;

Study Finds Negligent Care Likelier in Outpatient Settings

To lower drug costs, strike while iron's hot

Governor fills long-vacant post of managed care director

Patients' Right to Sue HMOs Before High Court;

L.A. drug-buying plan

Plan to Cut Drug Prices Proposed;

LA councilman and consumer group examining plans to lower drug costs for locals

HEALTH PREMIUMS SOAR;

NUMBER OF BOGUS HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS PROLIFERATING

Universal coverage backed;

Temperature rising: Kaiser's income soars;

Big, better, best? Even as some insurers gain national size through mergers and acquisitions, competition is still a local battle

Proposed health care mega-merger gets OK from nation\'s regulators

BOOK REVIEW; An economist prescribes 'Strong Medicine';

Tenet sale may lead to mandate of incentives for buyers

Cheap drugs still sought;

Medicine's northern exposure;

N.C. BOARD TARGETS CANADIAN DRUGS;

FDA: Drug research at risk

FDA: LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST REIMPORTATION

SPECIAL REPORT: CONTROLLING MEDICAL COST; HEALTH IN THEIR HANDS;

CONTROLLING MEDICAL COSTS; TIME LINE OF MAJOR REFORMS

Bills target drug prices

A Son Crusades for Mom;

L.A. Urged to Buy Drugs From Canada

Tenet sale a sign of times;

Diluting of HMO Patients' Rights Feared;

Bill Would Open Door for Drugs;

More Workers Are Likely to Retire Without Company Health Benefits

Blues boom; Anthem, WellPoint deal proceeds despite challenges

Share your health care story

Investigation into Chambi continues;

Embattled surgeon wins case

Study: HMOs take money from patient care

CONTEST ENCOURAGES CALIFORNIA REFORMS

Merger would bring multimillion dollar windfall to WellPoint CEO

Answering the Challenge

Schwarzenegger names health care chief, deputy legal secretary

Justices to rule on HMOs;

Kaiser reports jump in income; HMO says double-digit rate hikes to continue

High court to consider Texas law on HMOs

Meet the new WellPoint;

Merger will mean big bucks for execs;

Merger would bring multimillion dollar windfall to WellPoint CEO

WELLPOINT'S CEO MAY REAP RICHES;

Deal in works to form largest U.S. health plan

Options eyed for high insurance costs;

Schwarzenegger, Davis Talk of Transition

Wilson aide named chief of staff

On 'fun' day, fast action pledged In a state Capitol visit, Schwarzenegger spells out an ambitious agenda.

Health executive to be chief of staff for Schwarzenegger

Clarey worked for Gov. Wilson;

Insurance companies using incentives to encourage members to become healthier

HMO Exec a Top Candidate for Schwarzenegger Chief of Staff;

Health insurance bill\'s passage could spur rate cap proposal

Health care law may go to voters

Business group seeks referendum on bill mandating health coverage

Speaker blames drug companies;

CALIFORNIA'S DAVIS SIGNS 'PAY OR PLAY' HEALTH BILL

Davis signs bill requiring health insurance for workers

Health bill under attack

Governor Expected to Sign Health Bill;

Worker's Health Insurance Bill Benefits Argued

Devil in details of state health care mandate

New rules for hospitals raise some concerns

Commentary: California insurance squeeze

CALIFORNIA: NEW YORK TIMES LOOKS AT DEBATE OVER 'PLAY-OR-PAY' BILL

CALIFORNIA HEALTH BILL MUST TRAVERSE TOUGH ROAD TO SET PRECEDENT

Insurance bill has hefty price tag;

Generic drug makers to offer coupons

Health Plans Begin Drive for Generic Drugs;

CALIFORNIA: HEALTH PLANS TO OFFER COUPONS FOR GENERIC RX

Legislature OKs Small Business Health Coverage;

Midnight in the state Capitol

California health reform

Health coverage bill advances

Employee health costs rise painfully fast

Measure Calls for Health Benefits;

Health-care revamp considered;

Molina CEO rejects criticisms over quality of care, profits

'RECALL INSANITY' SPARKS HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE

Insurers assisting Davis

The unkindest cut : More patients and doctors avoid unnecessary surgery

Ensuring better health? Insurance companies enlist disease-management firms to assist chronically ill and trim costs, but some docs are skeptical

Everybody at Risk Uninsured in W.Va. Insurance: With & Without In West Virginia: 'We wanted to be different'

Kaiser sees rise in net income; HMO says premiums could rise next year

Careless or Less Care?

Mixed reaction; Molina's IPO goes well, but not all observers cheer

Survey lets patients rate, research hospitals

Court case testing HMOs;

Pushing its proposal; Blue Shield of Calif. touts new wide-ranging plan

Blues in the black; Earnings rise 43% as enrollment shoots up

Docs, hospitals, HMOs shelve bill to require state approval of healthcare rate hikes

Aetna to settle suit filed by physicians;

Health Care as a Winner

Nursing A Grudge

Plan to require state approval for increases in trouble

Kaiser's net income rises

Rights on HMOs little used;

HMO that serves Medicaid patients criticized for hefty profits

HMO Criticized for High Profit From Low-Income Patients

Health Plan Pushes Universal Care

HMOs eye universal care

Letters on Regulating Health Care

Universal appeal; Although there's strong consensus on the need to provide healthcare coverage for all Americans, but that's where the agreement ends.

CONSUMERS WANT HEALTH INSURERS TO GET RATE INCREASES APPROVED

Bill would regulate health plan increases

Bill seeks cure for health care premiums; Insurance hikes would need OK

State Approval of HMO, Insurer Rates Proposed

Health insurer hikes targeted; A bill would require state approval to raise premiums.

Bill would rein in increases to health insurance costs

Fox 6, San Diego

Bill may lower health care costs

Bill seeks state say in HMO rate increases

CBS 2, Los Angeles

KCAL 9, Los Angeles

ABC 10, Sacramento

Fox 2, Oakland

Consumer advocates, Democrats eye state control on health insurance increases

Tenet Cited by State, Nurses Union Says

Supreme Court Justices: States Can Make HMOs Accept More Doctors in Network

Drug prices: why so high? What you can do to bring them under control.

Ruling backs states' power over HMOs

Supreme Court Expands Right of States to Regulate HMOs;

LW group urges drug company boycott

For Shareholders, More Pain to Come: For the health care industry, the last decade has played out like a brutal game of musical chairs

Health Costs; Is it the time right in California to institute a prior approval system for health premium increases?

Quality Counts: So Why Not Offer Physicians Bonuses?

State health care bind: Fixing inequities can be expensive

Paying a Premium for Healthcare

High cost health care

Curb on HMO price hikes urged; A consumer group wants legislation to regulate premium hikes.

Major California HMOs fatten as insurance costs rise

State health-care system unraveling; Blue Shield CEO pushes universal coverage

California health care system aches for reforms

Insurer proposes giving Californians universal health coverage

Insurers try tiered coverage to trim cost of health care

Health care more costly, more elusive than ever

Sizable jump in health-care costs stings employees

Kaiser compromise on rare illness; Grant will help treat 2 young brothers denied coverage by HMO

Hope for Lode couple's sons

Kaiser to fund research for rare disease

Prescription drug issue goes to state Senate; Watchdog agency would get more say over HMO coverage

Business fed up with health care, survey says

Employers blame HMOs for health care woes, survey says

Fewer Choices for Workers on Benefits

Public Health System Needs the Help of Employers

Threats Expose Health Care Problems

Universal healthcare being pushed by an unexpected coalition