If you don't know about high-deductible insurance plans, you will soon. These controversial plans are increasingly offered by employers. Also known as…
Jan 20, 2011Stark Contrast in Details on Giffords, Jobs Why is the public getting such detailed information about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' medical condition and…
Jan 20, 2011A Blue Shield customer from San Diego emailed Consumer Watchdog recently to complain about a 59 percent rate hike. his comment,…
Jan 19, 2011Click here to listen to the audio of this broadcast. The State Auditor’s office has identified more than 400-thousand dollars wasted or…
Jan 18, 2011SACRAMENTO -- Some big targets were left largely untouched in Gov. Jerry Brown's call for shared sacrifice in his proposed budget. In…
Jan 17, 2011Blue Shield of California, stung by public outrage over its latest premium hikes, said Friday it won't back down from its plans…
Jan 15, 2011Allstate Corp. will no longer issue new "Your Choice Auto" policies in California. Consumer education and advocacy organization Consumer Watchdog said that…
Jan 14, 2011
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Jan 14, 2011Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., plans to pick up where he and former Rep.Rick Boucher, D-Va., left off in the last Congress in…
Jan 14, 2011In a victory for insurance companies, the state Supreme Court left intact Wednesday a ruling barring consumers in California from suing automobile…
Jan 13, 2011Allstate has stopped selling California drivers its "Your Choice Auto" policies after a consumer group claimed the product was deceptive. Bloomberg reported…
Jan 13, 2011Responding to a recent outcry over the perception that developers who help finance city lawmakers have an inside track to having their…
Jan 13, 2011Allstate Insurance agreed to stop selling its Your Choice Auto (YCA) insurance program in California after Consumer Watchdog said the insurance was…
Jan 12, 2011Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, halted sales of its Your Choice Auto product in California after…
Jan 11, 2011SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) overstepped its constitutional authority in issuing a memorandum to health insurance companies on…
Jan 7, 2011Only days into the job, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones faced off with the health insurance industry Thursday, calling on Blue Shield…
Jan 7, 2011State health regulators called on Blue Shield of California on Thursday to hold off raising its health insurance premiums for 60 days…
Jan 7, 2011