Insurance
Careless or Less Care?
Kaiser's high profits give strong warning yet regulators appear to stand fastAxcess Business News Not only is Kaiser under public scrutiny for…
Jul 7, 2003Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Mixed reaction; Molina’s IPO goes well, but not all observers cheer
Modern Healthcare "Molina has a record of diverting patient dollars to profits," said Jerry Flanagan, consumer advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Jul 7, 2003
Privacy
California Ponders Privacy Laws
Wired Magazine "What happens in California tends to be the model for the rest of the country," said Jerry Flanagan of FTCR.…
Jul 7, 2003
Privacy
Short of Votes, Senate G.O.P. Still Pushes Malpractice Issue
The New York Times On Thursday, a group (FTCR) that opposes Dr. Frist's position called on him to remove himself from the…
Jul 6, 2003
Insurance
Op-Ed: Insurers must comply with Prop. 103
Alameda Times-Star (Alameda, CA) Why should great drivers who happen to live in challenged neighborhoods effectively subsidize lousy drivers who are lucky…
Jul 5, 2003
Healthcare
Independence From The Corporation
San Diego Union Tribune The ultimate definition of America's cultural freedom is the Declaration of Independence. Remarkably, many of the grievances against…
Jul 4, 2003
Healthcare
Independence From The Corporation
The ultimate definition of America's cultural freedom is the Declaration of Independence. Remarkably, many of the grievances against King George III in…
Jul 4, 2003
Insurance
Assembly committee backs bill pushed by major campaign donor
Oakland Tribune Opponents said it would violate Proposition 103's ban on basing rates on lack of prior insurance and would result in…
Jul 3, 2003
Insurance
Mercury Insurance-sponsored SB 841 Will Surcharge Drivers Least Able to Afford It
SB 841 contains an exemption for soldiers sent abroad, but what about'
Jul 2, 2003
Insurance
Insurance Impunity
The American Prospect Harvey Rosenfield, president of the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says when he originally read the Utah…
Jul 1, 2003
Insurance
Insurance Impunity
The American Prospect Harvey Rosenfield, president of the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says when he originally read the Utah…
Jul 1, 2003Doctor Hit By Lamp Gets $4 Million; If Lamp Hit His Infant Patient, Child Would Get Only $250,000
Doctors' Double Standard Exposed: Malpractice Cap Unfairly Limits Victims' Recovery
Jun 30, 2003
Insurance
Insurance companies decry effort to reassess homeowner risk
Los Angeles Business Journal Insurers are challenging Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi's efforts to limit the industry use of electronic claims data in…
Jun 30, 2003
Insurance
California’s malpractice-suit cap eyed in Pennsylvania Congress
Philadelphia Inquirer "Prop 103 is the real deal," said Jamie Court, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights in…
Jun 30, 2003CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AGREES TO CONSIDER RULE CHANGES TO BAR AUTO INSURANCE RATES BASED MOSTLY ON ZIP CODES
Department to Hold Hearings on New Regulations Requiring Rates Based Primarily On How Policyholders Drive, Not Where They LiveConsumers Union & FTCR…
Jun 27, 2003
Healthcare
Survey lets patients rate, research hospitals
Ten facilities in O.C. take part in the evaluation and get average scoresOrange County Register (California) Critics discredit the rating system, saying…
Jun 25, 2003