Jerry Flanagan

HMO “Report Card” Fails to Provide Meaningful Evaluation of Quality and Is Silent on Affordability

Sacramento Consumers Urged to Attend Public Hearing on HMO Merger that Will Result in Higher Costs & Less Choice

Executive Bonuses & Reserves Enough to Provide Insurance for 278,000 Californians For Entire Year

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f someone had bought Monica Lewinsky's blue dress before Ken Starr got hold of it, how much leverage would they have had…

Viewing the Vioxx Verdict: Suits Become Sole Protection Against Big Pharma Firms

Los Angeles Business Journal Drug companies might try to evoke sympathy from future jurors by claiming that big verdicts will cut into…

Merger critics target execs

The Orange County Register (California) Jerry Flanagan, an activist with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, brought a…

PacifiCare/United Health Care Merger

KPCC Public Radio 89.3FM (Pasadena, CA) Jerry Flanagan of FTCR said patients should care about the merger because "every dollar that is…

Patients With Live Pigs Call on Regulators to Cut the Pork Out of ‘Piggish’ PacifiCare/UnitedHealth Merger

Patients Protest Merger Bonuses and Reserves Large Enough to Provide Health Insurance To 278,000 Californians for An Entire Year

Consumer Group Says Patients Can Fight Back Against Huge Prescription Drug Costs By Signing Up for Bulk Purchasing On-Line

Internet Campaign to Promote Los Angeles Program - Consumers Do Not Have to Live In L.A. to Save

Consumer Advocates Renew Call for Cutting Health Insurer Fat;

Blue Cross of California Profits Increase 43% in 2004

Health Net Attempts to Silence Patients;

Consumer Group Says Lax State Regulators Fail to Protect Patients from False Advertising

PacifiCare Merger Bonuses & Reserves Enough to Provide Insurance for 200,000 Californians For An Entire Year;

Consumer Groups Calls on Regulators to Oppose Merger

WellPoint’s Piggish Profits Mean Patients Pay More

“Association Health Plans” Likely to Cost Patients More

Bush Plan Would Eliminate Patient Protections and Increase Fraud and Abuse

HMO Chief Targeted by “Pig People” Animation Cashes Out

“Pig People” Animation Takes on Health Insurer Greed;

Consumer Group Launches Internet Campaign Targeting WellPoint Pay Packages

Stem Cell Institute Must Abide by ‘Good Government’ Rules Before Issuing Grants

UnitedHealth/PacifiCare Merger Will Make Goliaths Too Big to Compete;

State and Federal Regulators Must Get Guarantees for Patients, Doctors & Hospitals

Consumer Group Says Blue Cross of California $150K Fine for Overcharges is “Not Enough”