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The plan has drawn fire from the Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog, formerly the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which believes the…
Feb 26, 2009Consumer Watchdog, a Washington D.C.-based consumer advocacy group, said the additions were a victory for patient privacy rights activists. "Google and Microsoft…
Feb 26, 2009Consumer Watchdog has called on the Californian HMO regulator to make public its communications with insurance companies relating to cases of coverage…
Feb 25, 2009When I walked into the Consumer Watchdog office today on a press conference seeking to protect benefits for autistic children, it occurred…
Feb 25, 2009Kaiser, Blue Cross and Other Health Insurers Illegally Deny Treatment to Autistic Children, Says Consumer Watchdog Santa Monica, CA -- Parents…
Feb 25, 2009Click here to watch the video clip of this news broadcast. Consumer Watchdog says insurers are writing the rules to deny valid…
Feb 25, 2009Consumer Watchdog in Santa Monica sent a letter to Cindy Ehnes, executive director of the state Department of Managed Health Care, and…
Feb 25, 2009This week, it came to light that Google attempted to persuade a foundation to stop funding Consumer Watchdog, Santa Monica, Calif.-based non-profit…
Feb 25, 2009Commission Again Delays Vote on Anti-Consumer Report as Oil-Lobbyist Spouse of Commissioner Quits Her Role Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog…
Feb 24, 2009Harvey Rosenfeld, founder of the Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog, is accusing state regulators of trying to make it easier for health plans…
Feb 24, 2009Bob Boorstin, the director of Corporate and Policy Communications for Google, sent a letter to the Rose Foundation blasting Consumer Watchdog, and,…
Feb 24, 2009Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court wrote to Google CEO Eric Schmidt Monday arguing that his top executives must "have more important priorities…
Feb 24, 2009Search Giant Tries To Pull Consumer Watchdog's Funding The U.S. privacy and consumer protection group Consumer Watchdog today shot back at Google…
Feb 24, 2009Tesoro Corp. has slowed production on a hydrocracker unit at the company's Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez in a move that stoked…
Feb 24, 2009Kaiser Permanente’s regional leaders have been told to start taking a series of severe belt-tightening steps, in the wake of nearly $800…
Feb 23, 2009Bob Boorstin, Google's Director of Corporate and Policy Communications, issued a statement on Monday apologizing for sending information about Consumer Watchdog to…
Feb 23, 2009California's stem-cell agency will stick to its plan of incurring debt by selling bonds to private investors despite an agreement hashed out…
Feb 23, 2009Insurer, Producer Groups Remain At Odds On Renewed Push For National Oversight Chiming in with its own letter to Mr. Geithner was…
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