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It's never hard to find self-serving propositions on the California ballot. But there has never been anything quite like this fall's Proposition…
Sep 11, 2008Los Angeles, CA -- Patients whose health coverage was retroactively cancelled after they got sick and filed an insurance claim held a…
Sep 11, 2008According to figures with the secretary of state that were compiled by Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan consumer protection group, the union has…
Sep 10, 2008California-based Consumer Watchdog wants to make sure GPS or location-based information doesn't creep into any insurers' plans. It has lobbied the California…
Sep 9, 2008Jerry Flanagan, a health care advocate for Consumer Watchdog, said the bill is an important piece of the health care puzzle, but…
Sep 8, 2008For Those Prone To Misplacing Their Cell, Providers Offer Some Help Companies will often try to pawn off a "refurbished" phone to…
Sep 7, 2008My sister had the advantage of a hell-raising brother who's accustomed to rattling cages and demanding answers. And I was lucky enough…
Sep 7, 2008Given their sorry performance – the budget is now 67 days late – it's tempting to simply ignore any legislation that lawmakers…
Sep 5, 2008Consumer groups were more encouraged by the legislation and the protections the measures could provide. "There's a range of bills on the…
Sep 4, 2008The PAYD model would allow drivers to document their annual mileage in three ways: They could submit maintenance records; they could have…
Sep 4, 2008Passage of Insurance-Related Bills Problematic with Sept. 26 Adjournment Looming Action was delayed after a new California member, Rep. Jackie Spier, a…
Sep 1, 2008Measures dealing with health insurance cancellation, mortgage lenders, chemicals and college aid to illegal immigrants are approved. SACRAMENTO, CA -- Insurance companies…
Sep 1, 2008Nurses & Consumers Urge Schwarzenegger to Keep His Promise To Protect Innocent Patients and Sign The Bill SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California…
Sep 1, 2008New Rule Would Really Link Miles Driven And Auto Insurance Rates Miles driven would be verified by one of three methods: odometer…
Aug 29, 2008The proposal stems from legislation authored by state Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, which would have made it possible for insurers to…
Aug 28, 2008The Pay-As-You-Drive Proposal Could Save Californians Hundreds of Dollars a Year. Consumer groups, who opposed Huffman's bill in the Legislature because they…
Aug 28, 2008The regulations will be voluntary and are expected to take effect by fall 2009. They will allow insurance companies to track mileage…
Aug 27, 2008Strict Standards: Lake Elsinore Heeds State Laws, But Tougher Rules Exist That Ban Developer Donations. While Lake Elsinore officials have been content…
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