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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the wake of news reports that a history of domestic violence is considered a "pre-existing condition" by many…
Sep 18, 2009Consumer advocate group Consumer Watchdog asked the DOJ to enforce this offer. Privacy advocates oppose the deal because they believe Google will…
Sep 17, 2009LOU DOBBS, HOST: As promised Senator Max Baucus released his controversial health care proposal. It is the last of five to emerge…
Sep 17, 2009Practice Abuses Employees, Further Clogs Foot-Dragging Bureaucracy and Misuses Customers Premium Dollars, Says Group WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the House Subcommittee on…
Sep 17, 2009A tip of the hat to the Center for American Progress, which noticed that health insurance company stocks shot up today as…
Sep 16, 2009After weeks of delay as he negotiated for Republican support, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus Wednesday unveiled a 10-year, $856 billion…
Sep 16, 2009The average family premium for health insurance offered through an employer surpassed the $13,000 mark this year, and the cost of coverage…
Sep 16, 2009The controversy over the Los Angeles billboard telling the public "You Can't Trust Mercury Insurance" could soon become a lawsuit. Attorneys for…
Sep 16, 2009Consumer Watchdog, a good government group, rapped the plan for allowing middle class families to continue to pay up to 20 percent…
Sep 16, 2009WASHINGTON, DC -- Any plan offered by Google meant to overcome objections to the proposed Google Books settlement must include a “binding…
Sep 16, 2009Consumer Watchdog Calls For "Prior Approval" Rate Regulation In Health Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The new health reform plan released today by…
Sep 16, 2009I can't believe my eyes when I see the insurance and medical industries complaining that they can't live with what the appeasement…
Sep 15, 2009Our billboard in Los Angeles warning people not to trust Mercury Insurance (you can read why here) was torn down at Mercury’s…
Sep 15, 2009Internet-search giant Google is making conciliatory gestures in an effort to blunt mounting opposition to a copyright deal that is the foundation…
Sep 15, 2009WASHINGTON, DC -- New data released today showing that premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage means…
Sep 15, 2009“Brownley and Pavley’s gifts were small, and they were actually very transparent and thorough on documenting even tiny gifts they received, like…
Sep 15, 2009Wells Fargo Bank made a big deal today of firing the senior vice president who allegedly moved into a $12 million Malibu…
Sep 15, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The financial firms whose greed and reckless behavior wrecked the nation’s economy in the collapse that began a year…
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