Privacy
General Motors Won Exclusive Deal after Gifts to Gov
FTCR called for an investigation yesterday, and a state Senator has ...
Jul 20, 2007Consumer Watchdog
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Audit Needed to Probe Contracts to Schwarzenegger Backers;
General Motors Won Exclusive Deal After Gift to Gov
Jul 19, 2007
Healthcare
WHEN INSURANCE WON’T PAY
ABC-TV News - GOOD MORNING AMERICA Tarceva is FDA-approved for other cancers. But her insurer, a company that made $2.3 billion in…
Jul 18, 2007
Healthcare
Blue Cross practices probed by regulators
Sacramento Bee "Blue Cross has been treating California like an ATM machine. The regulators need to step in and get the money…
Jul 18, 2007ExxonMobil Pump Decals Will Admit “Hot Fuel” Ripoff to Consumers;
Group Demands the Next Step: Fix the Problem
Jul 17, 2007
Insurance
Low-Cost Auto Insurance Coming?
Yuba-Sutter residents who struggle to pay for car insurance may soon find it more affordable, state officials said. Local drivers may soon…
Jul 17, 2007
Privacy
Stalemate eats into vacation plans:
Speaker tells lawmakers to stay close to Capitol until budget is signedSacramento Bee Carmen Balber of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Jul 17, 2007
Healthcare
Medical Loss Ratios Debated Under State Health-Reform Efforts
BestWire "That's why an 85% medical loss ratio is "meaningless," said Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, based…
Jul 17, 2007
Privacy
California group turns up heat on WARF stem cell patents
Wisconsin Technology Network The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights and the Public Patent Foundation have filed our formal comments with the…
Jul 14, 2007
Privacy
Prominent Researchers Join the Attack on Stem Cell Patents;
James Thomson's work deserves praise but no patents for doing what others could have achieved with the proper resources, critics sayScience Magazine…
Jul 13, 2007
Insurance
Did insurer money kill bill?
Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights contends that a compilation of campaign contributions from the firms "helps…
Jul 13, 2007Analysis of Health Insurance Industry Contributions to CA Legislature and Governor Released;
Explains Why Premium Regulation Failed, Employee Mandate Passed Last Night
Jul 12, 2007
Energy
Experts reject proposal on ‘hot fuel’ guidelines;
Consumer groups seek temperature-correcting devices on gas pumps.Los Angeles Times The disappointment was echoed by Judy Dugan of the Santa Monica-based Foundation…
Jul 12, 2007‘Hot Fuel’ Issue Lands Back in Congress As Weights and Measures Group Fails to Act;
Majority of Expert Body's Voters Approves a Fix, But It Fails on Technicality: Issue Tossed Back to Congress
Jul 11, 2007Regulators Investigate Excessive Blue Cross Profits and Illegal Cash Transfers As Senate Votes on Bill To Regulate Health Insurance Premiums, Profit, Overhead;
Consumers & Advocates Suffering Double-Digit Rate Increases Call For Affordability Bill
Jul 11, 2007
Privacy
Will a cheaper iPhone click before Christmas?
One analyst believes Nano model may appearTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE The advocacy group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights recently sent a…
Jul 11, 2007
Energy
A fix for ‘hot fuel’ faces decisive vote
The Kansas City Star Judy Dugan, research director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, Calif., countered that…
Jul 11, 2007
Healthcare
Complaints Spark State Hearing On Blue Cross
Regulators want to see whether the healthcare firm is adhering to an accord with California. "The Department of Managed Health Care has…
Jul 11, 2007