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Consumer Watchdog Campaign: Supporters of the Fairness for Injured Patients Initiative Announce 307,000 Signatures Collected

Los Angeles, CA -- Supporters of the Fairness for Injured Patients Act announced today that in just five weeks they have gathered 307,000 of the...

Medical Negligence Survivors Launch Nov 2020 Ballot Measure Signature Drive For Proposal To Raise 1975 Compensation Cap That Was Never Adjusted

Sacramento, CA -- Medical negligence survivors and advocates for a proposed ballot measure launched a petition signature drive for the Fairness for Injured Patients...

Families of Injured Patients File California Ballot Measure To Adjust $250,000 Maximum Compensation Cap Set by Politicians In 1975 That Has Never Been Updated

Sacramento, CA -- The father of a 29-year-old man disabled for life by medical negligence when he was two and the parents of a...

Patient Safety Advocates Say Overdose Death Investigations Critical To Protecting Patients and Reducing Dangerous Opioid Overprescribing

Milpitas, CA – Patient safety advocates testified to the Medical Board of California today that its initiative to investigate excessive prescribing by doctors involved...

California Acts to Stem Opioid Overprescribing and Prevent Overdose Deaths

Sacramento, CA – Starting today, California doctors will have to check a patient’s prescription history before prescribing addictive opioids and other controlled substances. The legislation...

California Enacts First-In-Nation Law Requiring Doctors To Tell Patients When They Are On Probation

Sacramento, CA -- Doctors in California will have to be honest with their patients if they are on probation for sexual assault or other...

First-in-Nation Bill To End Secrecy Around Doctor Sexual Assault and Other Patient Harm Passes CA Legislature

Sacramento, CA – California would be the first state in the nation to mandate doctors tell their patients when they are disciplined for sexual assault...

Hall of Famers RoseAnn DeMoro and Tammy Smick Join Consumer Watchdog’s Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two of America’s most effective advocates for better healthcare, patient rights and social justice, RoseAnn DeMoro and Tammy Smick, have...

Consumer Watchdog Testifies at Aetna/CVS Merger Hearing; Tells Insurance Commissioner Patient Privacy at Stake

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Insurance Commissioner to Assure Medical Privacy for HIV Patients at Hearing Regarding the Proposed Merger of Aetna Inc. into CVS...

CURES Database Will Be Vital in Preventing Opioid Deaths but Faces Powerful Special Interest Opposition

Every doctor in California will soon be required to use the most powerful tool we have to identify and prevent opioid abuse: the state...

​​​​​​​Lawmakers Vote to Lift Veil of Secrecy About Physician Sexual Assault & Other Doctor Misconduct Causing Patient Harm

Sacramento, CA -- Doctors on probation for sexually assaulting their patients and for other serious misconduct causing patient harm would be required to disclose...

Atty Gen Falls Behind In Prioritizing Opioid Tracking Tool

Santa Monica, CA -- The California Department of Justice told the legislature today that it will delay implementation of a key technological tool for...

Can Amazon, Chase and Berkshire Fix American Health Care?

My dry cleaner assaulted me last weekend furious about a thirty percent increase in his health insurance premiums.  Yesterday, a California Anthem policyholder, Josh Libresco, emailed...

Trump’s Health Plan Order Could Bring Back Days of Junk Insurance

Santa Monica, CA -- The White House’s executive order today seeking to allow for more “Association Health Plans” could turn the clock back to...

Outrageous 35% Anthem Rate Hike Could Have Been Prevented

Santa Monica, CA—Anthem is raising rates on 135,000 California consumers who buy individual polices 35 percent because California is one of the few states...

TGIF in America Again?

Sharing the midday, San Francisco sunlight with Bernie Sanders Friday, I had a rare feeling these days, that everything is going to be all...

Trump’s Decision On Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Could Hurt California Consumers

The Trump administration’s decision to give health insurers until Sept. 5 to file their 2018 rates will not have an effect in California. That is...

Calif. Hits Kaiser With $2.2 Million Fine For Failing To Provide Required Medicaid Data

California officials have again slapped health care giant Kaiser Permanente with a multimillion-dollar fine for failing to provide data on patient care to the...

California Health Care Fight May Show Democratic Party Future In Trump Era

As Democrats gear up for the 2018 election, they confront big challenges: Polls in the last election showed a general electorate that deeply ...

How Would The American Healthcare Act Affect Californians?

WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — The Senate’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act could be voted on next week. If passed into law, how would the American Healthcare Act affect Californians? Fewer people...

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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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