Petitions to be submitted on health insurance rates in California

Supporters of a proposal to give state regulators power to reject health insurance rate increases say they are submitting 800,000 voter signatures to election officials in hopes of qualifying for the November ballot.

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Sacto 911: Health insurance rate regulation proposal gets 800,000 signatures

Supporters of a proposal to give state regulators power to reject health insurance rate increases say they are submitting 800,000 voter signatures to election officials in hopes of qualifying for the November ballot.

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Dan Walters: Feud colors clash over California’s health care rates

The stage is set for an immense political clash over regulation of health insurance with multibillion-dollar stakes and an impact on virtually every Californian.

Dan Walters

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Bicycle advocates chalk up successes of Bike Month

In the eight years since the “May Is Bike Month” campaign began, area cyclists have ridden millions of miles while demonstrating that bikes are, among other things, an easy solution to complex problems.

Cyclists stop at the bicyclist fueling stati…

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Dr. Mom: As pools draw children, drowning risks increase

Last summer our family was enjoying a nice, relaxing day in the backyard of good friends. The kids were getting ready for a dip in the pool.

Melissa Arca

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Health calendar for the week

Healthcorps Highway to Health Festival 2012 and more

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Exiting ‘obesogenic’ age is personal task

The Institute of Medicine, which offers advice to the government on health issues, released a 478-page report last week that evaluated the “obesogenic” nature of our nation.

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Q&A: Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on health care reform

Since he took office early last year, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has made health care reform his top priority.

Dave Jones says 34 insurance chiefs have the kind of authority he’s seeking.

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Friends come through for ailing Davis artist Gay Powers

At 66 and desperately ill with the recurrence of an aggressive form of non- Hodgkins lymphoma, Davis artist Gay Powers needed to move closer to the Sutter Cancer Center in Sacramento to prepare for the stem-cell transplant that doctors say is her best …

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Kaiser’s net income down in 1st quarter

Kaiser Permanente said its Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and subsidiaries reported net income of $770 million in this year’s first quarter, a 16 percent drop from the $921 million reported for the first three months of…

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