Consumer Watchdog

Crude tactics

Big oil mergers have left the U.S. with fewer refiners and more costly petroleum products.The Daily Deal NewsWeekly "It was a classic…

Cold Turkey

Governor Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team -- a political committee ostensibly created for the Gov to raise and spend money on ballot measures…

Insurers donate big to Congress

Orlando Sentinel (Florida) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has been a vocal critic of a provision in the Medicare drug…

Report: Storms, refineries blamed for high California gas prices

San Jose Mercury News "The story about gas prices isn't about the local gas stations, but the few mega-refiners who have seen…

California refinery woes fueled post-Katrina spike in gas prices

Sacramento Bee (California) "The oil industry intentionally reduced supply in California and around the country," said Doug Heller, executive director of the…

Frist Inoculates Drug Makers For Any Vaccine Liability After Industry Won Him Senate;

Frist Himself Said Anthrax Vaccine Was Problematic

Consumer Group Gives Seniors Tips for New Medicare Prescription Program;

Analysis Provides Overview of the 47 California Medicare Drug Plans

Five Questions Every Senior Must Ask Before Choosing A Medicare Drug Plan

Are My Drugs Covered?

Governor, on rebound, lands in Far East;

Emerging China offers market potential for high-tech, agriculture, energy interestsTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…

Oil, gas companies feeling heat

The Tulsa World (Oklahoma) Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, has a different theory. Fuel supplies are…

REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS: THE INSURANCE GAME

After storm, some feel insurers hung them out to dry; Residents complain about waiting and denials; firms say they're moving as fast…

US Medicare HMO/PBM political funds slammed

Pharma Marketletter "Under the current program, seniors and taxpayers will pay too much for prescription drugs by being forced to subsidize HMO…

New Analysis Shows that Private Companies Awarded Lucrative Medicare Drug Contracts Contributed $6.5 Million to Win Congressional Favor

"Rx Express" Riders Across the Nation Say Medicare Should Be Allowed To Use Its Purchasing Power To Negotiate Discounts

Cut Out the Peking Pork

Arnold, call it off. The Gov's trip to China with some of his biggest corporate donors is exactly the type of cash…

FTCR’s Statement on Californians’ Rejection of Schwarzenegger’s Measures and His Extra Election

Stem cell royalty promise just election ruse?

Sacramento Bee As was entirely predictable, biotech leaders and many university leaders - key supporters of Proposition 71 - are now opposing…

Dialing to Save a Life

Schwarzenegger's been dialing heavily for dollars to fund his ballot agenda in tomorrow's election, which he claims is do or die for…

Family fights an HMO for 4-year-old’s life

The San Francisco Chronicle "When you have to fly a patient out to the East Coast, it is the fundamental HMO no-no,''…