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 hospitals may close California maternity...

Sacramento, CA – California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation containing reforms long sought by patient advocates that will increase families’ voice in medical board investigations into harm caused by...

Sacramento, CA – Patients will have a greater voice in investigations into harm caused by a doctor under legislation California lawmakers sent to the governor Thursday evening. However key reforms...

Consumer Watchdog volunteers and families share their medical negligence stories for reform within the healthcare system.

Families who lost their loved ones ask the Medical Board for justice.

By Annette Ramirez, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/08/medical-negligence-victims-california-investigations/ Eleven years ago I went into the hospital for a hysterectomy and was expecting to go home the next day. Instead, I fought to survive in the...

Consumer Watchdog Advocate Michele Monserratt-Ramos and volunteers share their experiences with the Medical Board to enact change regarding maternal mortality.

Public Control, Mandatory Patient Interview, Among Bill’s Consumer Protections  Sacramento, CA – Legislation to strengthen consumer protections and improve physician oversight at the Medical Board of California passed out of...

Consumer Watchdog's Carmen Balber says if you've been treated by someone you suspect was not a doctor, you should absolutely report that fact to the Medical Board of California which helps regulates doctors.

Paul Sisson, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2023-04-24/big-changes-proposed-for-state-board-that-investigates-doctors-patient-notification-still-not-on-the-list The Medical Board of California may soon get a significant boost to its enforcement powers, but some are already saying that proposed changes do...