Mark Reback
Articles by Mark Reback
Consumer Watchdog Tasks Google with Extending ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ to the US
There are a lot of things that we wish we could forget and probably even more things that we want everyone else…
Oct 14, 2014Prop. 45 Poop Protest
Photo: Jo Kwon A pickup truck packed with poop has been hand-delivered to Blue Shield in El Segundo. The delivery was from…
Oct 14, 2014California Ballot Measure Pits Doctors Against Lawyers
Click here to listen to this radio broadcast. Troy and Alana Pack had spent the day at their neighborhood Halloween party in…
Oct 14, 2014Prop 46: Voters Will Decide Who Actually Gets Rich
Of all the issues in Proposition 46, an omnibus measure on next month’s ballot aiming to improve patients’ rights in several health…
Oct 13, 2014KPBS TV San Diego – Prop 45 Would Give Insurance Commissioner Final Say On Health Premiums
Health insurance regulators review rates, and they may even find them unreasonable. But there is no law to force insurance companies to…
Oct 10, 2014Michael Peevey’s Announced Exit Solves Political Problem for Jerry Brown
defended Michael Peevey, the embattled president of the California Public Utilities Commission.
Oct 10, 2014Editorial: Prop. 45: Health Insurance
Editorial: Prop. 45: Health Insurance. Allows state’s insurance commissioner to reject health insurance price changes. Requires insurance commissioner’s approval before health insurer…
Oct 10, 2014The 5 Rules On How To Kill A Consumer-Friendly Initiative
California's initiative process can shine a bright light on how money and influence work their magic in American politics.
Oct 10, 2014KGO TV-7 ABC San Francisco: Yes on Prop 45 Campaign Rolls Out Street Posters
Consumer advocates and nurses launched a new “Yes on 45” street art campaign hitting San Francisco and Sacramento this week that exposes…
Oct 9, 2014Prop 45 Would Give Insurance Commissioner Final Say on Health Premiums
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio news segment. A measure on the November ballot would give California’s elected…
Oct 9, 2014Op-Ed: Why California Needs Prop. 45
For health insurance to be affordable, someone has to keep rates in check. If you believe the advertising on television, health insurance…
Oct 8, 2014CityBeat’s Nov. 4 Election Endorsements
Proposition 45 Health-insurance behemoth Blue Cross Blue Shield and managed-care companies Well-Point and Kaiser Permanente have spent a combined $37 million to…
Oct 8, 2014Why Are CA Doctors Breaking Their Hippocratic Oath on Prop 45?
An Open Letter to my fellow medical professionals about California's Proposition 45 and the primary obligation we have to protect the well…
Oct 8, 2014Californians Split Over Letting Official Veto Insurers’ Rate Boosts
Californians are split over a high-profile voter initiative that opponents say could complicate the future of President Barack Obama ’s health-care law…
Oct 8, 2014KABC TV-7 Los Angeles: Proposition 46 Stirs Controversy About Patient Privacy
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proposition 46 calls for drug testing doctors and raising the cap on medical malpractice judgments. But another facet…
Oct 7, 2014Prop. 45 Billed As Way To Protect Health Insurance Consumers
Proponents of Proposition 45, the ballot measure that would give the insurance commissioner the power to reject unreasonable health rate increases, say…
Oct 7, 2014