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A $5,000-per-ticket “national innovation conference,” hosted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and attended by senators including New Mexico’s Jeff Bingaman, is being…
Nov 13, 2009Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth suggested its employees write U.S. senators to oppose health care reform proposals and even provided letters to use. The Nov.…
Nov 13, 2009A Democratic Party-sponsored "national innovation conference" to examine key policy and technology issues at Google's headquarters beginning today has critics charging that…
Nov 13, 2009Several families of autistic children denied treatments by their health plans have won administrative appeals, in a sign that a recent court…
Nov 13, 2009The nation's largest health insurance company is recruiting its employees in a grassroots lobbying campaign against health care reform, according to the…
Nov 13, 2009A watchdog group is calling on seven senators not to attend an event at Google's headquarters that the organization says is a…
Nov 12, 2009Dashboard lets you get rid of some information on there. Google says part of the goal here is to stop the theory…
Nov 12, 2009Consumer Group Accuses UnitedHealth Of Intimidating Workers The nation's largest health insurance carrier is urging its employees to lobby the Senate against…
Nov 12, 2009United Healthcare Urges Employees to Oppose Public Option and Cost Reforms, Demand Larger Tax Penalties On Consumers Who Don't Buy Private Insurance…
Nov 12, 2009Opponents of Reform Received 15% More In Contributions From Health Industry Than Supporters Washington D.C. -- Democrats who voted against health care…
Nov 12, 2009Public Policy Should Be Decided In Hearing Room With Sunlight And Transparency, Group Says SANTA MONICA, CA -- Warning that a Democratic…
Nov 12, 2009Health insurers and drug concerns have given a combined $26.2 million to members of Congress since 2006 according to a study released…
Nov 11, 2009Consumer Watchdog, the public interest group engaged in a major beef with Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office, has posted transcripts of the…
Nov 11, 2009Office Taped A Call About Handling of Mercury Insurance Initiative; AG Angry, Demeaning When Questioned By Reporters Santa Monica, CA — Consumer…
Nov 10, 2009A spokesman for state Attorney General Jerry Brown secretly recorded six interviews with five journalists since April despite being told by department…
Nov 10, 2009The Google Dashboard tool is also limited to information gathered on users when logged in to Google. It doesn’t give consumers access…
Nov 10, 2009Watchdog Group Says New Rules Give Insurance Companies All The Power Two thirds of homes in the country would save about $270…
Nov 10, 2009Indeed, privacy advocates, such as John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, argued Google's gesture with Dashboard was just a straw man and that…
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