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It's livelier Saturday at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting in Seattle. Most refreshing was a medium-sized street demonstration, with forays…
Aug 14, 2010The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog is seeking to determine the extent of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration's use of Google Earth…
Aug 14, 2010(Seattle)--The big buzz today at a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Regulators was that President Obama would speak to the…
Aug 13, 2010Life insurers are facing broad criticism for profiting from the death benefits of soldiers and other life insurance policyholders after a claim…
Aug 13, 2010Insurers and employers say a generous waiver process is needed to avoid a sudden jump in premiums. But patient advocates, such as…
Aug 13, 2010Washington, DC – Consumer Watchdog called on the Obama Administration to adopt new regulations requiring broad financial disclosures by health insurance companies…
Aug 13, 2010Consumer advocates urged the Obama administration Thursday to investigate what they called an effort by large for-profit insurance companies to slash spending…
Aug 12, 2010Chairmen of the Senate and House committees with jurisdiction over health care reform sent a letter to Secretary Sebelius on Tuesday clarifying…
Aug 12, 2010Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Media and Democracy have sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling on her and the…
Aug 12, 2010Program Provides Economic Opportunity in Tough Times, With No Taxpayer Cost Santa Monica, CA – California lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday…
Aug 12, 2010It's going to be consumer advocates vs. a large scrum of health insurance company lobbyist in Seattle for the next several days…
Aug 12, 2010The nation's largest satellite TV service is getting some static. Consumers have now logged more than 40,000 complaints against DIRECTV on the…
Aug 12, 2010WASHINGTON, DC -- As Americans struggle with double-digit hikes in their health insurance bills, millions are coming up against a hard reality:…
Aug 12, 2010Insurers' Actions Mirror Credit Card Companies' Interest Rate Increases Ahead of New Consumer Rights Washington, DC —Consumer Watchdog and the Center…
Aug 12, 2010Consumer Watchdog has fought to defend central consumer protections in the health care law against efforts by lobbyists for the health insurance…
Aug 11, 2010There are days when the idea of private health insurance companies running health reform are more ludicrous than others. Today, we find…
Aug 11, 2010Consumer Watchdog's Todd Foreman discusses the rationale behind the suit we have brought against DirecTV.
Aug 11, 2010Within a few years, 6 million uninsured California residents will finally get medical coverage as part of the newly passed federal health…
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