Energy
Jerry Brown, Can Fiji Make You Look Like a Wimp?
The wee island nation of Fiji managed Wednesday to back down a California-owned company and extract a fee of 8 US cents…
Dec 2, 2010Judy Dugan
Articles by Judy Dugan
Healthcare
You Want to Kill Health Reform? OK, I Dare You to Repeal This
Rep. Gary Ackerman of New York, a veteran liberal representing Brooklyn, just issued a scary/hilarious dare to the conservative incoming House leaders…
Nov 30, 2010
Insurance
Can We Reverse the Corporate Takeover of Politics?
The biggest political scandal of 2010 is an issue that nearly all Americans agree on, yet there's hardly a peep from the…
Nov 30, 2010
Insurance
Oregon: We’ll Do Our Own Health Reform and Dump the Mandate
Oregon has examined the federal health reform, raised an eyebrow and said "We're going to do better, and do it without forcing…
Nov 29, 2010
HHS Final Rules on Medical Loss Ratio Remain Tilted in Insurers’ Favor, Says Consumer Watchdog
Washington, DC — Federal rules issued today on how much health insurers must spend on health care vs. administration and profit are…
Nov 22, 2010
Group Calls on Obama To Remove Oil Panel’s Chief Lawyer for Conflict of Interest After Commission Refuses
Washington, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog today called on President Obama to remove the general counsel to the national Oil Spill Commission after…
Nov 17, 2010
Insurance
Will Massachusetts Give Health Insurance Industry the Boot?
Massachusetts was the pioneer in mandatory health insurance, requiring its citizens to buy insurance as a quid quo pro for private insurance…
Nov 10, 2010
Insurance
California, do it: Challenge the health insurance industry
California had a different election from the rest of the U.S. It provides a unique opportunity to improve on, rather than spew…
Nov 3, 2010
Energy
Did Halliburton push its ‘cost-cutting’ cement?
Halliburton is the sloppy contractor with no license, bad B.O. and helpers off the street who use gravel to stretch the cement…
Oct 29, 2010
Insurance
Is health regulation battle worth it?
The first major set of health reform regulations, governing the "medical loss ratio," resembles the victim of a Mob kneecapping--hobbled but surviving--after…
Oct 28, 2010
Energy
BP’s Long, Ugly History of Profit Over Safety
(updated 10-27 with Frontline video link)
Oct 27, 2010
Reports
Valero Energy and Its California Profit Pipeline
A review of profit, shareholder and government reports from the last decade show that Valero reaped extraordinary profits from its refining operations…
Oct 12, 2010
Healthcare
Medical Tourism: Outsourcing Your Health
The following Op-Ed commentary by Judy Dugan was published in The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, November 3, 2009: If the reforms…
Nov 3, 2009
Privacy
Health Insurance Cheaper In Suburbs – Worst Downtown
Wanna lower your health insurance premiums? Move to the suburbs. According to data compiled by Chicago-based Norvax Inc., the further you live…
Nov 2, 2009