Consumer Watchdog

Chains weigh in on access;

The FAH joins the throng offering proposals to solve the uninsured crisis, but some say their plan lacks a key element.Modern Healthcare…

IMAGE MAKEOVER; With its industry under fire and talk of reform on rise, WellPoint sets out to win over consumers

The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) "WellPoint is willing to pay big to keep its name out of the headlines rather than fix internal…

Kuehl wants bigger revenues for state’s stem-cell institute;

FIRMS DOING BUSINESS WITH INSTITUTE SHOULD PAY MOREThe San Jose Mercury News (California) John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…

State seeking return on stem cell research investment;

Senate panel eyes conditional grantsThe San Diego Union-Tribune "In case of unreasonable pricing by drug companies the state needs to have march-in…

No signs governor will moderate fundraising

Ventura County Star (California) Carmen Balber, with the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights: "The governor, who promised to clean up Sacramento,…

THE POLICYHOLDER STRIKES BACK

Marketplace Money (American Public Media) JERRY FLANAGAN (HEALTH POLICY SPECIALIST, FTCR): If you get that mailer in the mail and it says…

$90 Mil Extra Primary Election is Taxpayer Boondoggle;

Longer Terms for Núñez, Perata Don't Merit Cost of Three Elections

Exxon in Sheep’s Clothing

TheHill.com What's up with oil industry advertising? In full-page ads in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers…

Medical Costs See Biggest Increase in More Than 15 Years As Policymakers Consider Requiring Californians to Buy Health Insurance

Wisconsin foundation eases stem cell patent restrictions after groups’ legal challenge

Biotech Week Policy changes announced that ease licensing requirements on human embryonic stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation…

California Gasoline Sharply Up as Oil Prices Stagnate;

Group Sees Oil Companies Setting Up State's Motorists For Another Summer Price Crisis

Climate Change Futures Report: Health, Ecological & Economic Dimensions

Center for Health & The Global Environment - Harvard Medical School

Schwarzenegger, Núñez & Perata Must Guarantee Price & Quality of Health Coverage Before Requiring Californians to Buy

Massachusetts Rushing To Meet Health Insurance Reform Deadlines

National Underwriter - Life & Health Edition An out-of-state group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Santa Monica, Calif., has argued…

CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Primary move – No limits on cynicism

Contra Costa Times (California) "Really, what we're looking at is two powerful politicians looking to extend their stay in office." -- Carmen…

Rights group says minimum insurance under Massachusetts’s health reform must cap patient costs

Health Insurance Law Weekly In order to provide basic coverage and protect patients from financial ruin, minimum policies under the state's new…

Loans launch state’s stem cell ambitions;

California draws on public money, awarding about $45 million to 20 research institutions.The Los Angeles Times "Many of us had expressed concern…

Letters to the Editor – Re: “Tort war general cashiered”

Sacramento Bee (California) Proposition 103 has saved Californians more than $23 billion on their auto insurance alone, according to the Consumer Federation…