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Consumer Group Will Oppose Aetna-Wellpoint Merger

The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) said today it would call upon the United States Justice Department to…

Bill Gives Doctors Leverage

San Francisco Chronicle California doctors would be able to escape antitrust laws and band together to negotiate fees and contract provisions with…

State Agency Rejects Quackenbush Regulations For Low Cost Auto Insurance Program

FTCR Called on Office of Administrative Law to Refuse Regulations Which Would Have Created Unfair Barriers to the Poor

CA Bill To Drop Anti-trust Laws For Doctor Bargaining

May Be Necessary Evil For Managed Care Age The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights issued tentative support for new California legislation…

State Agency to Reject Quackenbush Regulations For Lifeline Auto Insurance Program

Citing FTCR’s Work, CA Gov. Davis Solicits Insurance, Utility Contributions to Stop Initiative Reform

FTCR Responds

The Law on Lawsuits Can Be Confusing

Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Nancy Dunkle is a six-year survivor of ovarian cancer but an insurance company has decided not to pay…

In Need Of A Cure

Health Care System Is AilingFort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel When Beth Guendjoian got the news she had breast cancer, her gynecologist told her…

Expectations High For Insurers

St. Petersburg Times Florida has one of the longest lists in the nation of health benefits that must be covered. Lt. Gov.…

Doctors Hope CEO’s Departure Brings More Cooperative Era

Hartford Courant Former Aetna CEO Richard Huber once joked that when he met doctors at social events he would tell them he…

Aetna Chairman Resigns Amid Shareholder Pressure

Los Angeles Times Aetna Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer, said Richard Huber on Friday resigned as chairman and chief executive amid…

Letter to Governor Davis Regarding Lifeline Auto Insurance Regulations

This letter outlines problems with proposed regulations implementing the "Lifeline" low cost auto insurance law developed by FTCR. The regulations were proposed…

Huber Resigns As Chairman Of Aetna

Washington Post Aetna Inc. chairman and chief executive Richard L. Huber resigned yesterday after a period of disappointing profits, a swooning stock…

Widower Would Have His Day In Court Under Proposed HMO Reform

The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) and Assembly Member Sheila Kuehl joined with Peter Berman, a Deputy District Attorney for…

The Oaks Project and the Taxpayer Protection Amendment of 2000

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Supreme Court Hears HMO Case

Gannett News Service WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices listened skeptically Wednesday as attorneys for a woman who won a malpractice claim against…

Justices Seem Skeptical Over Letting Patients Sue H.M.O.’s That Offer Bonuses to Cut Costs

New York Times The Supreme Court raised a blizzard of questions today about a patient's challenge to the fundamental principle of managed…

Supreme Court Lukewarn to HMOs Being Sued

Justices Hear Case Challenging Managed Care IndustrySan Francisco Chronicle