Latest Healthcare Releases

“Never Events” Documentary Makes Streaming Debut This Week Showcasing Lives Destroyed by Unjust Medical Negligence Cap and Medical Harm

Los Angeles, CA – The must-see documentary “Never Events,” that follows the journey of multiple families who fought for change after suffering lifelong harm or...

Doctor Lobby Guts Bill to Make Medical Board More Accountable to Public, Showing Need for Fairness Act On November 2022 Ballot

NEWS UPDATE: June 3, 2021 At a meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Medical Board of California voted to only support SB 806 if it is amended...

California Lawmakers Answer Injured Patients’ Call for Reform, Propose Nation’s First Public Member Majority Medical Board

Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers have moved legislation to the Senate Floor to make California the first state in the nation whose Medical Board...

National Report Ranks California Medical Board 33rd Worst in Discipline, As Lawmakers Offer Tough Critique of Board’s Oversight of Dangerous Doctors

Los Angeles, CA – California is worse than two-thirds of states in the country when it comes to disciplining doctors whose negligence or incompetence causes...

Families Harmed By Medical Negligence To Testify Doctor-Run Medical Board Is Not Protecting the Public from Harm, Call for Public Member-Majority Board

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog and a dozen Fairness for Injured Patients campaign advocates who were harmed by medical negligence and failed by the Medical...

Racial Justice Groups Endorse Fairness Act to Reform Medical Negligence Law, Call on Governor Newsom and Legislature to Act

Manteca, CA -- A coalition of Central Valley racial justice groups announced their endorsement of the Fairness for Injured Patients Act, the 2022 ballot initiative...

History of Positions Undermining Patient Safety Disqualify Former Leaders of Doctors’ Lobby For Seats on CA Medical Board, Patients Harmed by Medical Negligence to...

Sacramento, CA – Two former leaders of the California Medical Association should be rejected as nominees to the Medical Board of California for their...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Gov. Newsom to Withdraw Nomination of Dr. Richard Thorp, Former Head of the Doctors’ Lobby, to Board Charged with Protecting...

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog renewed its call for Governor Gavin Newsom to withdraw the nomination of Dr. Richard Thorp, former president of the...

Gov Dined Unmasked With Head of Doctors Lobby And Lobbyist At French Laundry

Los Angeles, CA -- Charles Johnson, husband of a black woman who died in childbirth and a patients’ rights leader, was terribly disappointed at...

“I Can’t Breathe” Said Black Manteca Man Killed by Medical Negligence at Kaiser Hospital

Manteca, CA – The family of Shawn Washington, a 29-year-old Black man killed by medical negligence at Kaiser Manteca Medical Center, called on the Medical...

New Website & Interactive Map Tells the Stories of Medical Negligence Victims Denied Justice Representing Every CA State Senate District on World Patient Safety...

Los Angeles, CA - As California courts and voters confront the injustice of the state’s 45-year-old limits on the rights of medical negligence victims,...

Survivors of Medical Negligence Qualify Ballot Initiative for 2022 Election

Los Angeles, CA — Having collected 900,000 signatures and raised over $4 million, the survivors of medical negligence behind a California ballot measure to...

Medical Board of California Allows Doctor Responsible for the Death and Injury of Eight Bakersfield Patients to Keep Medical License

Bakersfield, CA – The Medical Board of California’s decision to allow Dr. Arthur Park to continue practicing, despite a 20-year track record of negligence...

Mother’s Day Edition: Know Your Heath Care Rights

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog released “Know Your Rights When Your Family is in the Hospital” tips that every consumer should know sharing the recent changes giving...

Survivors of Medical Negligence Push CA Ballot Initiative Vote from 2020 to 2022

Los Angeles, CA — The survivors of medical negligence behind a California ballot measure to adjust California’s 45-year-old cap on quality of life and...

Know Your Health Care Rights: 6 Tips for California Consumers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog released a “Know Your Rights” tip sheet today outlining 6 things consumers should know about their health care cost and access rights during the COVID-19...

633,000 Signatures For Russ Kussman and Steven Olsen

We have now collected more than 633,000 signatures for the Fairness For Injured Patients Act -- which will adjust the 1975 cap on compensation...

Consumer Watchdog Demands that Medical Board of California Immediately Suspend Bakersfield Doctor’s Medical License: Bakersfield Patients at Risk

Bakersfield, CA – Consumer Watchdog called on the Medical Board of California to fulfill its mission to protect health care consumers and immediately suspend...

Family of Bakersfield Mother of Four Holds Car Wash to Raise Funds for Her Funeral; Discovers Her Doctor Has a History of Arrests and...

Bakersfield, CA – The family of 28-year-old Sabrina De La Rosa should be celebrating the birth of her baby boy Jaxx with Sabrina surrounded...

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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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