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George Joseph is bankrolling Proposition 17 on the June ballot, saying it’s about lowering rates for California drivers. Not everyone agrees. Consumer…
Feb 17, 2010Kevin Sack hits it right on the head in today's New York Times with his story about how Anthem's 39% premium increase…
Feb 16, 2010Google's launch of its social network "Buzz" and the ensuing outcry from consumers over they way it trampled on their privacy rights…
Feb 16, 2010California’s third-largest auto insurance company says it’s just trying to give consumers a break by pushing a ballot initiative that could significantly…
Feb 16, 2010The scheduled March 1 hike of up to 39% for individual health insurance policies will not take effect before May 1. In…
Feb 15, 2010SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Days after national furor erupted over double-digit health insurance rate hikes for about 700,000 Anthem Blue Cross members…
Feb 15, 2010Los Angeles, CA - Anthem Blue Cross's announcement today that it will temporarily suspend a premium increase of up to 39% or…
Feb 14, 2010The Internet giant has tweaked the sign-up process to make the opt-out option clearer and made it easier to block people from…
Feb 13, 2010Consumers say they're seeing steep increases in their health insurance premiums, and one insurer raised rates as much as 39 percent for…
Feb 12, 2010Google seems to want Judge Chin to be the man making the decision, said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, one of the…
Feb 12, 2010I got a phone call this week from Bob Klein, chairman of the California stem cell agency and its board's attorney, ...
Feb 12, 2010Doug Heller, executive director of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Consumer Watchdog, which keeps close tabs on the states initiative process, noted that…
Feb 11, 2010Google turned its new "Buzz" social networking function on in my Gmail account today and I spent some time checking it out.…
Feb 11, 2010Lawmakers quick to demand action on Anthem Blue Cross Angry lawmakers turned up the heat on Anthem Blue Cross on Tuesday, calling…
Feb 10, 2010RACHEL MADDOW: In September, the group Consumer Watchdog alleged that the company was pressuring its own employees to write and call members…
Feb 10, 2010A California ballot item would legalize practices Mercury has been fined for. If passed, Proposition 17 would require insurers to…
Feb 10, 2010Google launched its much anticipated social networking service, Buzz, today aimed a competing with sites like Facebook and Twitter....
Feb 10, 2010You know the phrase: You've "jumped the shark" by doing something too monumentally stupid to be believed. Blue Cross's shark-jumper was its…
Feb 9, 2010