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The endless cave-ins on federal health care reform may be ending. President Obama today essentially told his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel…
Jul 7, 2009Consumer Watchdog, the non-profit organization, with offices in California and Washington, D.C., looks out for patients in a number of ways. Its…
Jul 7, 2009I love hard numbers. Like 350. That's how many high-ranking former Congressional and White House staff, many of them tied to today's…
Jul 6, 2009California State University Chancellor Charles Reed has retained high-priced lobbyists without competitive bidding, even though CSU has a Sacramento office where it…
Jul 6, 2009The Department of Justice confirms its investigation into whether Google's $125 million Book Search settlement violates U.S. antitrust laws. Opponents fear the…
Jul 3, 2009Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild, also predicted the settlement would "pass muster" because it opens up new markets. But…
Jul 3, 2009The Justice Department on Thursday said it had launched a formal antitrust investigation into the proposed settlement over the Google Inc. project…
Jul 3, 2009The U.S. Justice Department is serious about probing the Google Books settlement for possible anti-trust violations. Consumer Watchdog was one of the…
Jul 2, 2009The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations,…
Jul 2, 2009A nonprofit consumer group has filed a lawsuit against state regulators alleging they allow insurance companies to deny necessary but expensive treatment…
Jul 2, 2009...one should wonder why Mercury, which is already one of the leading insurers in the state, would spend heavily to make its…
Jul 2, 2009Consumer Watchdog asks a judge to order the state Department of Managed Health Care to enforce the law and require insurers to…
Jul 2, 2009Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica group that monitors insurance practices, has asked the court to order the Department of Managed Health Care…
Jul 1, 2009LOS ANGELES, CA -- California regulators are being challenged in court for siding with insurance companies, rather than patients, over some costly…
Jul 1, 2009"Point of the suit is simply -- it's doctors, not insurance company bureaucrats or politicians or government lawyers, that should decide what…
Jul 1, 2009Wednesday, the group Consumer Watchdog sued the California Department of Managed Health Care, alleging the agency and its director have allowed private…
Jul 1, 2009Santa Monica, CA -- The mother of an autistic child joined Consumer Watchdog and its attorneys today to announce a lawsuit against…
Jul 1, 2009Consumer Watchdog filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state agency that oversees HMOs, accusing it of violating state law by siding with…
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