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California Senate Passes Bill To Strengthen Medical Board Oversight of Doctors 

Sacramento, CA – Legislation to improve physician oversight and give consumers rights at the Medical Board of California was approved by the state Senate 32-1...

Medical Board Reform Bill Moves Ahead to Full Senate 

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...

Kern County Proclaims May 2023 as Latina Maternal Health Awareness Month

Kern County, CA – Supervisor Leticia Perez and the Kern County Board of Supervisors will proclaim May 2023 to be Latina Maternal Health Awareness...

Medical Board Bill Needs Additional Patient Rights to Mandate Disclosure and Participation, Yet Includes Provisions That Will Strengthen Doctor Accountability

Sacramento, CA – Proposed legislation would enact important changes to hold dangerous doctors more accountable in California, but excludes crucial reforms that will continue threaten...

San Diego Doctor Charged with Murder In Patient’s Death Shows Failure Of California’s Doctor Discipline, Patient Disclosure Laws

San Diego, CA -- Patients in California are exposed to harm by dangerous doctors because California law does not quickly discipline or require them to...

Initial Report of Medical Board Enforcement Monitor Confirms Investigation Delays and Failure to Discipline Doctors 

Initial findings of the Medical Board Enforcement Monitor, released this week, confirm that the Medical Board’s investigations of doctors are hamstrung by funding shortfalls and that prosecutions are undermined by a crippling division between investigators and attorneys housed in different agencies.

Victims of Medical Harm Who Have Been Misled and Silenced Call on CA Medical Board to Endorse Patient Bill of Rights to Overhaul Physician...

Los Angeles, CA— Patient advocates today will call on the Medical Board of California to reform a physician oversight process that shuts out patients, prioritizes secrecy and ultimately fails to adequately protect patients from doctors who cause harm.

Governor Newsom Signs Historic Legislation to Restore Patient Access to Justice, Update 47-Year-Old Medical Malpractice Damage Cap

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog and California families harmed by medical negligence applauded Governor Newsom’s historic signature today on legislation to update California’s 47-year-old medical malpractice damage cap and restore injured patients’ access to justice.

Consumer Watchdog, Patients Celebrate Historic Passage of Bill to Update Malpractice Cap After 47 Years, Forestall Initiative Battle in November

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog and California families harmed by medical negligence applauded today’s historic 60-0 Assembly vote to update California’s 47-year-old medical malpractice damage cap and restore injured patients’ access to justice.

Kern County Board of Supervisors Proclaims May 2022 as Latina Maternal Health Awareness Month on Mexican Mother’s Day

Kern County, CA – Supervisor Leticia Perez and the Kern County Board of Supervisors will proclaim May 2022 to be Latina Maternal Health Awareness Month...

Patients Embrace Legislative Deal to Update Malpractice Cap, Forestall Ballot Fight on Fairness for Injured Patients Act in November

Los Angeles, CA - The California families harmed by medical negligence who launched the Patients for Fairness coalition (http://www.patientsforfairness.org) responded favorably to news of...

Assembly Committee Approves Medical Board Public Member Majority Legislation

Los Angeles, CA – Assemblymember Bill Quirk and the California State Assembly Committee on Business and Professions took an unprecedented step today to restore the...

Consumer Watchdog Calls On Lawmakers to Enact Patient Bill of Rights to Reform Medical Board, Doctor Accountability in California

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog called on legislative leaders to enact a Patient Bill of Rights to reform physician oversight and accountability in California. The...

Insurance Companies Put Up Lion’s Share of $43 Million Raised by the Medical Insurance Complex to Oppose Fairness for Injured Patients Act

Los Angeles, CA – Insurance companies who profit by denying fair compensation to patients injured or killed by medical malpractice have put up $27.8...

Medical Board and Malpractice Cap Deny Women Who Are Sexually Assaulted and Abused by Doctors Justice

Stockton, CA -- Women whose doctors sexually abuse and assault them are denied justice both by the Medical Board of California, as a Los Angeles...

Medical Board of California Allows Bakersfield Doctor To Surrender His License and Avoid License Revocation Hearing Into Young Mother’s Death

Bakersfield, CA – The Medical Board of California has allowed a 25-year repeat offender doctor to surrender his license on a technicality and not...

Former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Endorses Fairness for Injured Patients Act; Calls for Legislative Compromise

Sacramento, CA  -- Steve Poizner, former Insurance Commissioner of California, endorsed the Fairness for Injured Patients Act to update California’s cap on quality of life...

Doctor Opposed To Fairness Act Calls Compensation for Permanent Disability and Death “Very Nebulous”; Families Call For Enactment

Los Angeles, CA – Two parents of children injured by medical negligence called out a doctor opposing the Fairness For Injured Patients Act because...

Families Fighting For Fairness Act Say Medical Board Failure As Outlined by Whistleblower Makes Case For Ballot Measure To Change 1975 Medical Negligence Law

Los Angeles, CA -- Families of injured patients whose medical negligence cases have been disregarded by the California medical board today voiced their support...

Coalition of Medical Negligence Survivors Launches New Storytelling Website, PatientsForFairness.org, Backs Patient Safety Initiative On California Ballot One Year From Today

Los Angeles, CA -- A coalition of patients and families harmed by medical negligence launched a new website today – www.PatientsForFairness.org – one year before Election Day...

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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Secret Doctor Rehab Program On Hold
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Secret Doctor Drug Treatment Program
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KBAK (CBS) – Bakersfield, CA: Doctor Accountability
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ABC10: California bill aims to help struggling doctors, but critics warn of patient safety risks
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TURNTO23: Latina Maternal Health Awareness
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KBAK: 4th Annual Latina Maternal Health Fair
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ABC 10 - Medical Board Proposes Confidential Drug Rehab Program For Doctors
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KBAK-Bakersfield, CA: Desert Cities Face Ongoing Crises Amid Financial Struggles & Hospital Downsize
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KBFX (FOX) - Bakersfield, CA: Latina Maternal Health Awareness Month
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KBFX (FOX) - Bakersfield, CA: Latina Health Fair For Maternal Health
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Local Doctor Being Investigated For Negligence
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Doctor On Probation After Being High On Duty
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KCAL - Los Angeles, CA: Abortion Emergency Debate
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NBC 7 - San Diego, CA: Bill Aims To Slow Maternity Ward Closures
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Doctor Accused of Putting Hidden Camera In A Hospital Restroom
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KFMB-SD (CBS) - San Diego, CA: Dental Visit Leads To Hospital Stay
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KGET - Bakersfield, CA: California Medical Board Meets in Bakersfield to Address Maternal Mortality
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KBAK (FOX58) - Bakersfield, CA: High Maternal Mortality Rate
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KERO-BFL (23ABC) – Bakersfield, CA: Maternal Mortality Addressed By Medical Board
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KERO-BFL (23ABC) – Bakersfield, CA: Pregnancy Care Mistreatment
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CNBC - Last Call: Home Insurance Crisis
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Physician Under Fire For Sexual Battery
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Crystal Guijarro Rodriguez on the Negligence of Doctors
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: "DO NO HARM: Loss and Liability in the Medical Field"
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KFMB-SD (CBS) - San Diego, CA: Hundreds Wrongly Told They May Have Cancer
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Larcenia Taylor on the Loss of Her Husband James Taylor
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Monica De La Rosa Speaks About the Loss of her Daughter Sabrina
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Tracy Dominguez Speaks About The Loss of Her Daughter and Grandson
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA: Michele Ramos Speaks About Loss and Liability in the Medical Field
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KGET - Consumer Watchdog Advocates Note The Importance of Making Change Within The Healthcare System
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ABC - Bakersfield, CA; Consumer Watchdog Shows Support in Honor of the Latina Maternal Health Fair
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KABC- Los Angeles, CA; Pathways Medical in Toluca Lake Owner Falsely Claims to be A Licensed Doctor
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Spectrum News; CW Argues Senate Bill 815's Proposed Changes Aren't Enough To Protect Patients
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WABI (CBS) - Bangor, ME; Consumer Watchdog's Jerry Flanagan Speaks Upon Medical Debt Reform
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KBAK-TV; Bakersfield Report on EuroPhoria
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KGO - San Francisco, CA; The Shortest, Most Expensive Ambulance Ride
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23 (ABC); Tracy Dominguez and Selena Alvarez Seek Justice At The Osteopathic Medical Board Meeting
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CBS 8: Chula Vista Plastic Surgeon Charged With Manslaughter Still In Practice
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KTLA - Los Angeles, CA; Consumer Watchdog Group Members Calling For A Patient Bill of Rights
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KNBC - Los Angeles, CA; Medical Board Member TJ Watkins Calls On Californians To Help
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KGET NBC TV-17 Bakersfield, CA: Gov Newsom Signs Bill To Increase Med Mal Damages Cap
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KGET NBC TV-17 Bakersfield, CA: Local Family Supports Passage of AB 35 To Raise Med Mal Cap in CA
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KNSD NBC TV-7 San Diego, CA: CA Bill Seeks to Raise Medical Malpractice Damages Cap
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KOVR CBS TV-13 Sacramento, CA: How Will State Raising Medical Malpractice Cap Affect Patients?
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KERO ABC TV-23 Bakersfield, CA: Families of Malpractice Victims Push for Doctor Accountability
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KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA: Victims of Medical Malpractice Demand Changes at California Medical Board
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KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA: COVD Testing Lab Defrauding Consumers in California
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KCAL TV 9, CBS, Los Angeles: GOP healthcare plan may bring back the days of junk insurance
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KCAL TV-9 Los Angeles, CA: What Consumers Should Know About Potential Obamacare Changes
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