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CA governor vetoes bill banning some health policy cancellations

October 1, 2008 — 1:20pm ET | By Anne Zieger
After years of controversy, in which the California's Department of Managed Health Care has struggled to stop health plans from retroactively canceling policies, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has... Read more...

CA residents to get renewed health coverage

August 13, 2008 — 1:58pm ET | By Anne Zieger
About 3,400 California consumers whose individual policies were improperly revoked will soon get invitations to rejoin their health plan. The letters are being sent out as part of a batch of... Read more...

WellPoint loses money for Q2, but still pleases investors

July 25, 2008 — 11:47am ET | By Anne Zieger
Giant health plan WellPoint had what most financial types would consider a tough second quarter, with earnings falling 10 percent and its overall profit predictions for 2008 falling. Still, given... Read more...

CA Blue plans will pay $13M in fines over cancellations

July 18, 2008 — 11:06am ET | By Anne Zieger
Two of the state of California's largest health plans have agreed to pay a combined total of $13 million in fines related to their practice of rescinding policies for members after those members... Read more...

L.A. sues Blue Shield of CA over cancellations

July 17, 2008 — 11:26am ET | By Anne Zieger
Engaging in yet another battle with the state's health plans, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has filed a lawsuit contending that Blue Shield of California illegally canceled the policies... Read more...

PacifiCare restores canceled policies

June 20, 2008 — 11:51am ET | By Anne Zieger
Health plan PacifiCare of California has agreed to restore coverage to consumers whose individual policies, the state says, were canceled unfairly. Under the terms of its agreement with state's... Read more...

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