Consumer Watchdog

For $10,000, you get…

Sacramento Bee (California) What is wrong with this picture? Plenty, if you think that public stewards of taxpayer money should keep at…

Refiners Enjoying Bigger Profits;

Estimates show earnings at the state's gasoline producers have doubled since January while average pump prices creep toward $3 a gallon.Los Angeles…

Canciamilla takes insurance money & co-sponsors insurance company bill

Contra Costa Times (California) Meanwhile, Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, D-Pittsburg, ran afoul of a watchdog group when he co-sponsored a bill to delay…

Forget Liability Caps, Focus On Accreditation

Insurance companies set premium rates based on the stock market, not caps. When the market is bad and investment returns are low,…

County health budget in crisis

San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) "The pressure to squeeze out $300 million in savings could pinch patients unless the county proceeds with…

Health plan to cut deficit;

Focus of L.A. County proposal on standardizing careThe Daily News of Los Angeles "The pressure to squeeze out $300 million (annually) in…

Romney’s Veto of Employer Contribution In Mass. Universal Health Care Law Will Mean Many Will Be Underinsured in “Bare Bones” Policies

Health care for all in Mass.;

A law signed yesterday calls for the 515,000 uninsured residents to have insurance by 2010.The Philadelphia Inquirer Critics claim the new law…

Stem Cell Gala Fundraiser In San Francisco Puts Prop 71. Institute Up For Sale

The legal lock on stem cells;

Two patents that cover key research areas are setting back science.The Los Angeles Times California doesn't have a lot of room to…

Genentech’s Profit Up 48% On the Backs of Cancer Patients

Consumer Group Calls for Fair Pricing of Drugs Developed With Taxpayer Grants

Stem Cell Institute Awards 1st Grants;

Roughly $12.1 million from private sources will jump-start research as the organization's ability to issue bonds is determined in court.The Los Angeles…

Stem-cell institute issues first grants;

FUNDING HAS BEEN HELD UP BY LAWSUITSThe San Jose Mercury News One consumer advocate raised questions about the fundraiser. John Simpson of…

Universal Solution?

Mass. hospitals welcome bill to cover nearly allModern Healthcare Insurers are excited about the individual mandate because it creates a law that…

Insurance counter-bill hits traffic

Appeal-Democrat (California) "Over the last two decades, the insurance industry has used every type of scare tactic to stall insurance reform. Now,…

Stem cell institute maps out strategy;

Plan will determine how $3 billion spentThe San Diego Union-Tribune Taxpayer advocates agreed. "This is the most important thing they are doing…

5 Politicians With $300K From Insurers Attack Voter-Approved Auto Insurance Reform

Industry Proposal Violates Prop 103, Seeks to Delay Garamendi Rules To Lower Rates for Good Drivers

Consumer Advocates Call On Proposition 71 Stem Cell Committee To Keep Public Benefit Promises and Protect Taxpayers’ $6 Billion Investment