Healthcare
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…
Feb 27, 2000Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
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…
Feb 27, 2000
Healthcare
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.…
Feb 27, 2000
Healthcare
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…
Feb 26, 2000
Privacy
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…
Feb 26, 2000
Insurance
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…
Feb 25, 2000
Privacy
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…
Feb 25, 2000Widower 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…
Feb 25, 2000
In The News
The Oaks Project and the Taxpayer Protection Amendment of 2000
KPFK - The Lawyer's Guild Radio program. 35:32
Feb 24, 2000
Healthcare
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…
Feb 24, 2000
Healthcare
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…
Feb 24, 2000
In The News
Supreme Court Lukewarn to HMOs Being Sued
Justices Hear Case Challenging Managed Care IndustrySan Francisco Chronicle
Feb 24, 2000Herdrich Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Decide Balance Between Federal HMO Regulation & Patients’ Access To State Remedies
State Remedies Preferable to Federal Definition Sought In Case, Group Says
Feb 23, 2000Foreign Insurance Industry Contributions May Violate Law
Consumer Group Asks for State Investigation; Possible $35 Million in Fines
Feb 22, 2000
Insurance
Fraud Finders
Insurance companies and law enforcement agencies chase down people who file bogus claimsSan Diego Douglas Heller, an advocate with FTCR, says insurers…
Feb 20, 2000
Healthcare
As Aetna’s Woes Pile Up, Its Chairman Is Under Fire
Wall Street Journal Aetna Inc. Chairman Richard L. Huber is facing mounting pressure from shareholders fed up with the health insurer's sickly…
Feb 16, 2000
Healthcare
The Private HMO Justice System for Injured California Patients
The Private HMO Justice System for Injured California Patients
Is It Fair?
Many HMOs require patients to sign binding arbitration agreements as a condition of enrolling. Learn what you can do to end arbitration…
Feb 15, 2000
Insurance
INSURANCE LAWS QUIETLY TAKE EFFECT
STATE MANDATES REGARDING DIABETES, CONTRACEPTIVES AND PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT MAY GIVE CONSUMERS EXPANDED BENEFITSLos Angeles Times Bobbie, a 60-year-old South Bay woman living…
Feb 14, 2000