Jerry Flanagan
Jerry Flanagan is Consumer Watchdog's Litigation Director. Flanagan leads Consumer Watchdog’s litigation efforts in the areas of health insurance coverage and access to treatments. He has over 20 years experience working in public interest and health care policy, legislation and litigation.
Articles by Jerry Flanagan
Stop Saying ‘Single Payer’
TomPaine.com Why not help voters understand that under the California Health Plan the billions of dollars wasted by insurance companies and HMOs…
Sep 14, 2006Proposals by Schwarzenegger’s At “Health Care Summit” Influenced by Campaign Contributions Not Interest of Consumers
California Progress Report Governor Schwarzenegger's "Summit on Health Care Affordability" today ignored the two leading causes of health care cost increases: health…
Jul 24, 2006Analysis: Mass. adopts pay for performance
UPI - United Press International Pay-for-performance systems can play a needed watchdog role, but also must be carefully crafted to avoid giving…
Apr 7, 2006The Tipping Point for Health Care Reform
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) The fact that the cost of providing a year's worth of health insurance for a family is now…
Sep 30, 2005Viewing 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…
Aug 30, 2005Merger 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…
Aug 26, 2005PacifiCare/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…
Aug 25, 2005On Blue Cross Rate Increases in Wake of Wellpoint-Anthem Merger
On behalf of Blue Cross of California enrollees, the FTCR calls on the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) to use its…
May 13, 2005WellPoint/Anthem Merger is a 9-figure Xmas Gift to Executives, Lump of Coal for Patients
The final approval today of the merger of HMO giants WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem Inc. by the Georgia insurance commissioner is…
Nov 30, 2004Prescription Drug Advocates Bash Amtrak
Associated Press The group of about 20 elderly people are traveling to Toronto to buy drugs at cheaper Canadian prices. The U.S.…
Oct 13, 2004Rx Express
Broadcast News (BN - Canada) U.S. seniors are on a train heading to Vancouver looking for relief from skyrocketing drug costs.
Aug 24, 2004Rolling protest over high drug prices heads from LA to Canada
Associated Press "Prescription drugs are bankrupting the entire health care system," said Jerry Flanagan of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Aug 23, 2004Pharmacists and Drug Company Front Group Opposes Rx Imports to Protect Their Profits
Rx Express Will take Seniors to Canada to Buy Prescription
Aug 18, 2004