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Medicare cuts ties with drug plan that left patients in the lurch

Medicare, Kathleen Sebelius, Part D
Medicare officials announced this week that they are tearing up their contract with a New York-based company – with 4,100 California clients – that delayed or denied patients access to medications they needed. Fox Insurance Co...

Regulators helped 'small fraction' of patients who lost coverage

Anthem Blue Cross, Steve Poizner, health insurance
Only a "small fraction" of patients who lost their health insurance after getting sick received money from settlements negotiated by Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and the Schwarzenegger administration's insurance regulator, Assembly...

Fewer elder abuse prosecutions under Jerry Brown

Elder abuse, attorney general, Jerry Brown
Attorney General Jerry Brown last week announced his bid for governor, and his office didn’t miss a beat in issuing press releases about his accomplishments as the state’s top cop. But a release issued yesterday about the money recovered...

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