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PacifiCare Health Systems' proposal to acquire its largest managed-care competitor in Orange County struck a raw nerve Wednesday as opponents stepped forward to urge state regulators to block the deal. About 100 consumer advocates, medical professionals and patients flocked to Irvine City Hall for the first day of unprecedented state hearings into Cypress-based PacifiCare's proposed $2.1-billion buyout of Santa Ana-based FHP International Corp.

San Pedro artist Michael Davis is the winner of a sculpture competition sponsored by FHP Health Care. He will be building an 18-foot work in steel, aluminum, bronze and gold leaf for the health maintenance organization's corporate office in Fountain Valley. The contest, which attracted 65 entrants, was open to any artist who worked or lived in Orange County in 1965-88. The judges were Dextra Frankel, director of the Cal State Fullerton Art Gallery; Kathy Bryant, managing editor of Orange County Magazine; Cynthia MacMullin, director of FHP Hippodrome Gallery in Long Beach, and Dr. Robert Gumbiner, founder of FHP. Davis, whose commissions include a permanent work embedded in the facade of the Laguna Art Museum, will receive $35,000 to design, fabricate and install the sculpture, which will embody the theme "Science and Mankind."

Hoping to expand its marketing nationwide, FHP Health Care, a health maintenance organization in Fountain Valley, said it has formed a network of 38 regional HMOs to provide medical benefits to employees of large corporations. The first customer to sign up for FHP's network is Xerox Corp., which will offer the plan to approximately 35,000 employees in 25 states this fall, said James Smith, FHP's associate vice president of national sales.

FHP International Corp. said Thursday that recession-related layoffs in California and a multimillion-dollar settlement of a class-action lawsuit have cut into the health maintenance organization's profits, despite a jump in revenue. "There is no question that the (economic) downturn and unemployment has had a direct effect on us," said Jack Massimino, chief operating officer.

PacifiCare Health Systems' proposal to acquire its largest managed-care competitor in Orange County struck a raw nerve Wednesday as opponents stepped forward to urge state regulators to block the deal. About 100 consumer advocates, medical professionals and patients flocked to Irvine City Hall for the first day of unprecedented state hearings into Cypress-based PacifiCare's proposed $2.1-billion buyout of Santa Ana-based FHP International Corp.

A Long Beach woman was named Ms. Senior America of California this week at a pageant in Torrance. Undine Wildman was one of 19 contestants in the pageant, sponsored by FHP Health Care for women 60 and older. The winner will represent California at the national Ms. Senior America Pageant in Nashville this May.

FHP International Corp. said Thursday that recession-related layoffs in California and a multimillion-dollar settlement of a class-action lawsuit have cut into the health maintenance organization's profits, despite a jump in revenue. "There is no question that the (economic) downturn and unemployment has had a direct effect on us," said Jack Massimino, chief operating officer.

Hoping to expand its marketing nationwide, FHP Health Care, a health maintenance organization in Fountain Valley, said it has formed a network of 38 regional HMOs to provide medical benefits to employees of large corporations. The first customer to sign up for FHP's network is Xerox Corp., which will offer the plan to approximately 35,000 employees in 25 states this fall, said James Smith, FHP's associate vice president of national sales.

San Pedro artist Michael Davis is the winner of a sculpture competition sponsored by FHP Health Care. He will be building an 18-foot work in steel, aluminum, bronze and gold leaf for the health maintenance organization's corporate office in Fountain Valley. The contest, which attracted 65 entrants, was open to any artist who worked or lived in Orange County in 1965-88. The judges were Dextra Frankel, director of the Cal State Fullerton Art Gallery; Kathy Bryant, managing editor of Orange County Magazine; Cynthia MacMullin, director of FHP Hippodrome Gallery in Long Beach, and Dr. Robert Gumbiner, founder of FHP. Davis, whose commissions include a permanent work embedded in the facade of the Laguna Art Museum, will receive $35,000 to design, fabricate and install the sculpture, which will embody the theme "Science and Mankind."

The Golden Steppers Senior Citizen Assn. of the city Housing Authority and FHP Health Care are sponsoring a senior health festival from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Independent Square Social Hall and Garden. Admission is free. Screenings and forums will be given on blood pressure, dental health, podiatry and other health concerns. Life Management Mammograms Services will also offer free exams.