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Associated Press Critics suggested that Blue Cross has underpaid insurance taxes by $500 million since it became a for-profit corporation in 1994.…
Jul 23, 2004Plan Allows Businesses to Junk Fax Any Customer From Past Seven Years
Jul 22, 2004
The Los Angeles Times Amount Schwarzenegger has raised for himself and committees he controls since the day he said he doesn't need…
Jul 21, 2004Center for American Progress The state of California put medical malpractice caps in place in 1975. A 1993 study of medical malpractice…
Jul 21, 2004Officials want to give incentives to owners of fuel-efficient vehicles. But transit experts decry a bill that would let solo drivers use…
Jul 20, 2004What they are is tied to who's talkingThe San Francisco Chronicle "He's up to his hips in mud while calling all the…
Jul 20, 2004Fined Aliso Viejo firm countersues to protect its perceived right to send unsolicited fliers. Foes call it intimidation.The Los Angeles Times An…
Jul 19, 2004As Anthem's merger stalls, different theories arise about the holdupThe Indianapolis Star Jerry Flanagan, consumer advocate for the nonprofit FTCR, which has…
Jul 18, 2004THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER What right do all government officials have that the taxpayers who pay their salaries don't? After two recent rulings…
Jul 15, 2004The Daily News of Los Angeles Jerry Flanagan, lead health care advocate at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa…
Jul 15, 2004Fixing Drug Law Should be a Top Priority of Bush and Kerry
Jul 14, 2004Why does Gavin Newsom need a backer like the California Urban Issues Project?San Francisco Weekly (California) FTCR asked the IRS to reconsider…
Jul 14, 2004Despite Severe Limits on Victims' Rights, California Insurers Continue Push For Higher Doctors' Premiums
Jul 13, 2004Calif. law reduces malpractice awards, feesThe Boston Herald "What it says is that the people with the most severe and entirely legitimate…
Jul 13, 2004Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, CA) "Schwarzenegger has signed a contract with a company that specializes in sending local jobs overseas," said Doug Heller,…
Jul 13, 2004STATE LAW LOWERS JURY VERDICTS FOR VICTIMS BY 30% TO 51%The Daily News of Los Angeles "What the study indicates is that…
Jul 13, 2004Los Angeles Times The key question left unanswered by Friday's hearing is why an agency whose only role is to oversee health…
Jul 12, 2004