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.
Santa Monica, CA -- Less than 15% of U.S. voters support, and 53% oppose, a proposal pushed by health insurers requiring every…
Dec 11, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- The nationally recognized Consumer Watchdog urged President-elect Obama to oppose the health insurance industry's self-serving plan detailed today…
Dec 3, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- The nationally recognized Consumer Watchdog sent a letter today to President-elect Obama urging him to fulfill his campaign…
Dec 2, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog said the health insurance industry's support of national health care reform on the condition that it…
Nov 19, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog countered Senator Max Baucus' (D-Mt) contention that the mandatory purchase of health insurance was popular with…
Nov 12, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- Arnold Schwarzenegger today vetoed legislation that would have prevented health insurers from canceling sick patients' coverage for innocent…
Sep 30, 2008
Sacramento, CA -- Consumers whose health insurance policies were cancelled after they got sick urged Governor Schwarzenegger today to ignore insurance industry…
Sep 26, 2008
Schwarzenegger Must Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect All Californians By Signing Legislation Los Angeles, CA -- New legislation…
Sep 23, 2008
Schwarzenegger Must Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect All Californians By Signing Legislation Los Angeles, CA -- New legislation…
Sep 12, 2008
Los Angeles, CA -- Patients whose health coverage was retroactively cancelled after they got sick and filed an insurance claim held a…
Sep 11, 2008
Nurses & Consumers Urge Schwarzenegger to Keep His Promise To Protect Innocent Patients and Sign The Bill SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California…
Sep 1, 2008
Action Coincides With Insurer Effort In Legislature to Legalize Coverage Cancellations Santa Monica, CA -- The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)…
Aug 12, 2008
Sacramento, CA -- Nurses, consumers, and seniors called on the legislature and the governor today to include a key provision to protect…
Aug 7, 2008
When we at Consumer Watchdog heard a disturbing rumor late last week that Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) is considering authoring the governor's…
Jul 30, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- Governor Schwarzenegger and regulators announced a company-friendly settlement with Blue Shield today on the heels of a new…
Jul 17, 2008
2 years ago California regulators fined Blue Cross of California $1 million for cancelling insurance policies when patients got sick. Or at…
Jul 7, 2008
Sacramento, CA -- Late yesterday Assemblyman Hector De La Torre agreed to four key amendments to his bill, AB 1945, which would…
Jun 25, 2008
Insurers, Satisfied With Getting a Legal Edge Against Patients, Drop Opposition to the Bill Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog warned today…
Jun 23, 2008