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The San Francisco Chronicle Davis' signing has enraged consumer activist Harvey Rosenfield, the author of Proposition 103, who has said he will…
Aug 6, 2003Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) Most overdone surgeries, Jamie Court of FTCR said, are "high-ticket items with the biggest price tags for the…
Aug 5, 2003Insurance companies enlist disease-management firms to assist chronically ill and trim costs, but some docs are skepticalThe Tennessean Jerry Flanagan of FTCR,…
Aug 5, 2003Sacramento Bee "Governor Davis has sold out California voters on behalf of Mercury Insurance and other insurance companies that have been among…
Aug 5, 2003Added protections for transgender residents, auto insurance measure are among new laws.The Los Angeles Times Harvey Rosenfield, author of Prop 103, argued…
Aug 5, 2003Modern Healthcare "The report undermines the argument that there is any silver-bullet solution in tort reforms and caps on damages,"' said Doug…
Aug 4, 2003Associated Press Consumer activists were fuming Monday after Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill allowing discounts to drivers who maintain auto insurance…
Aug 4, 2003Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) Doug Heller, senior consumer advocate for the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said people get…
Aug 3, 2003With & Without In West Virginia: 'We wanted to be different'Charleston Gazette (West Virginia) "The system that depends on health insurance that…
Aug 3, 2003Alameda Times-Star (Alameda, CA) "It's the height of hypocrisy that Kaiser is a nonprofit but recording record revenue while premiums to consumers…
Aug 2, 2003Physician Compensation Report Pursuant to a January 2003 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
Aug 1, 2003THE ELECTRICITY DAILY Meanwhile, Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights told the Times, "The notion of some 30-year…
Jul 31, 2003BestWire The California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, however, said the GAO report called for no such cap and called on…
Jul 29, 2003GAO Medical Malpractice Report: No Call For Liability Caps
Jul 28, 2003Consumer watchdogs and rival electricity producers cite worries about the structure of wholesale power deals.The Los Angeles Times "We would encourage the…
Jul 28, 2003One of California's 13 gasoline plants strains to keep up output, but a variety of problems can lead to an outage and…
Jul 28, 2003The request for a fourth increase in three years comes just days after the company said it would halt sales because of…
Jul 26, 2003PROPOSAL FAVORS 'LOYALTY DISCOUNT'San Jose Mercury News (California) Critics say the law would result in a surcharge for customers who have not…
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