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Consumer Watchdog Supports the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355) 119th Congress

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No other industry, aside from healthcare, keeps its customers in the dark about the costs of products and services before they commit to purchasing...

Consumer Watchdog Sets the Record Straight on the Patient Safety Risks of Medical Board of California’s AB 408

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For its quarterly meeting today in San Diego, the Medical Board of California provided an update regarding AB 408 (Berman), a bill aimed at...

Consumer Alert Promotes SB 29’s Support For Rights Of Survivors Of Medical Negligence, Debunks Argument of Increased Costs

Jamie Court -
Sacramento, CA – A new Consumer Alert video from Consumer Watchdog features a mother whose son died at the age of 20 due to...

Bill To Create Secret Doctor Drug Treatment Program Will Not Move Forward This Year

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – A bill that would have put patients at risk from doctors who practice medicine while abusing drugs or alcohol will not move...

Legislation Allowing Medical Negligence Survivors To Recover Pre-death Pain And Suffering Passes the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Data Shows No Increase In Costs From Measure

Jamie Court -
Sacramento, CA – Legislation that allows survivors of medical negligence to continue to recover damages for the pain and suffering of their loved ones before...

California Senate Committee Advances Bill to Expose Patients to Doctor Substance Abuse

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Sacramento, CA – Despite pleas from families throughout California, who have voiced their concerns about exposing patients to substance-abusing doctors, the Senate Business & Professions Committee advanced...

The Decision is In: Administrative Law Judge and Osteopathic Medical Board Issue Probation Against Bakersfield OB/GYNs License 

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Physician Discipline is Linked to Multiple Baby Deaths and Harm Bakersfield, CA – After multiple death complaints were filed for the deaths of mothers, babies, and...

Extension of Pre-death Pain and Suffering Damages Passes the CA Senate; Continues Rights of Medical Malpractice Survivors To Collect For Lost Loved One’s Pain...

Jamie Court -
Sacramento, CA - Legislation that allows survivors of medical negligence to continue to recover damages for the pain and suffering of their loved ones before...

California Assembly Advances Bill to Expose Patients to Doctor Substance Abuse

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – A bill that will put patients at risk from doctors who continue practicing while abusing drugs or alcohol passed off the floor...

Consumer Watchdog Shows Pre-death Pain and Suffering Damages Did Not Result In More Claims, Making Case For Their Extension

Jamie Court -
Sacramento, CA – New research conducted by Consumer Watchdog reveals that medical malpractice insurance loss ratios in California hit historic lows after the state lifted its...

Assembly Committee Votes to Expose Patients to Doctor Substance Abuse; Advances Bill to Overturn Law Requiring Medical Board Act When Doctors Fail Drug Test

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – AB 408 by Assemblymember Berman to create a secret Medical Board program that will place patients at risk of harm at...

Medical Board Bill Up in Assembly Tuesday Would Hide Doctor Drug Abuse Placing Patients At Risk; Harmed Californian Speaks Out

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – Legislation to be heard in the Assembly Business & Professions Committee tomorrow, April 22nd, would place patients at risk of harm...

Families Surviving Medical Negligence Speak Out Against End to Pre-Death Pain and Suffering Damages; San Diego Mother Shares Her Son’s Tragic Story

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – San Diego mother Tracey Mueller Gibbs shared the heartbreaking story of her two-year-old son's death due to medical negligence and her inability...

California’s Central Valley is the Focus of a $17 Million Investment in Improving Maternity Outcomes for Medi-Cal Members

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Consumer Watchdog turned its attention to the urgent maternal mortality crisis in California's Central Valley 5 years ago during the Micra cap campaign. Throughout...

Reform of Medical Malpractice Cap Is Working, Support Patient Protection

Jamie Court -
Over the past five years, KOPE has organized, mentored and trained a cohort of more than 100 patient advocates across the state of California

California Medical Board Proposes Legislation to Recreate Failed Program that Kept Doctor Substance Abuse Secret from Regulators and Public 

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Los Angeles, CA – The Medical Board of California will vote on a controversial legislative proposal that would significantly decrease accountability and transparency for doctors...

California Medical Board Votes to Back Legislation to Reduce Accountability, Increase Secrecy for Substance Abusing Doctors 

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
The Public Calls on Legislature to Maintain Existing Law Protecting Consumers  A complete reversal by the Medical Board of California regarding disclosure and accountability in...

California Attorney General’s Office and Osteopathic Medical Board of California Files Charges Against Bakersfield OB/GYN

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Board Set To Discipline License of Repeat Offender Doctor Bakersfield, CA – The Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC) and the Attorney General’s office filed...

Legislation Targeting Maternity Ward Closures Helps Families Seek Answers for Available Local Labor and Delivery Services

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
San Diego, Simi Valley, Latest to Face Closures Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Akilah Weber’s bill, AB 1895 requiring the state to conduct community impact assessments before...

Consumer Alert—New Consumer Rights: Patient Impact Statement

Michele Monserratt-Ramos -
Consumer Watchdog alerts the public of new rights that California patients have when their consumer complaint is investigated by the Medical Board of California
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