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Big Oil Bringing Price Controls On ItselfVentura County Star (California) FTCR suggests the 20-cent post-Katrina leap was pure gouging, with no other…
Sep 19, 2005DO REFINERS KEEP CAPACITY LOW IN ORDER TO DRIVE PRICES HIGHER?Calgary Sun (Alberta) The U.S.-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR)…
Sep 19, 2005The New York Times The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights calculates that the current Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, Robert Wooley, received more…
Sep 17, 2005The Houston Chronicle (Texas) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer group, has received complaints that companies have been slow…
Sep 17, 2005SCHWARZENEGGER: If it's signed, low-income Inland drivers would be able to buy inexpensive coverage.Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) "For most low-income working people,…
Sep 17, 2005Commissioner Wooley's $577,000 From Insurance Industry Explains Industry-Friendly Response to Insurers' Refusal to Pay Claims Louisiana Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Wooley received…
Sep 17, 2005San Jose Mercury News (California) Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, agreed. "It's ridiculous that…
Sep 16, 2005Sacramento Bee (California) "We want certain guarantees that they (UnitedHealth Group & PacifiCare) won't pull out of the small group market and…
Sep 16, 2005Yesterday, Arnold honored McDonald's for its role in fighting Childhood obesity. The beefy guru of physical fitness made the guru of special…
Sep 16, 2005PacifiCare Bonuses & Reserves Enough to Health Care for 278,000 Californians For An Entire Year
Sep 16, 2005Low-cost policies could be offered in Fresno Co.Fresno Bee (California) "Under the law, you are obligated to have liability insurance to protect…
Sep 15, 2005Health Insurance Costs Exceed Annual Minimum-Wage EarningsLos Angeles Times Consumer advocates question why premium increases are needed as insurance industry profits rise.…
Sep 15, 2005Insurers Should Put Copies of Generic Policies Online to Help Guide Customers About What Is and Is Not Covered
Sep 15, 2005Increase Marks the Beginning of the End of Health Care System
Sep 14, 2005Los Angeles Times "This report gives consumers less information than Ebert & Roeper's movie reviews," said Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for…
Sep 14, 2005Governor Schwarzenegger's Top Ten Donors: 1. A.G. Spanos Family - $2,114,700 2. William A. Robinson - $1,650,000 3. Henry Nicholas/ NS Holdings…
Sep 14, 2005PATIENTS, AT LEAST, PERCEIVE THE CARE AS IMPROVING OVER LAST YEARSan Jose Mercury News However, some questioned how useful or helpful the…
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