Healthcare

Medical Board Patient Bill of Rights: Accountability

March 14, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

Consumer Watchdog works with families across the state of California who have lost loved ones or been harmed themselves by preventable medical negligence. None of...

Medical Board Patient Bill of Rights: Transparency

March 14, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

Patients should have the right to know if other Californians were harmed or died under their doctor’s care. Families should also have the right to...

Medical Board Patient Bill of Rights: Patients’ Voice

March 14, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

The Medical Board of California is charged with disciplining doctors, but once a patient who is harmed files a complaint they are locked out of...

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

January 27, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

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 nonprofit...

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

January 10, 2022  ·  Carmen Balber

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

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

December 20, 2021  ·  Carmen Balber

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

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

December 16, 2021  ·  Michele Monserratt-Ramos

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

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

December 16, 2021  ·  Carmen Balber

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 and...

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

December 15, 2021  ·  Jamie Court

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

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

November 17, 2021  ·  Jamie Court

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

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

November 9, 2021  ·  Carmen Balber

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 2022...

Consumer Watchdog Debuts Digital Ofrenda (Altar) for Dia de los Muertos Celebrating the Lives of Californians Lost to Medical Negligence

November 2, 2021  ·  Michele Monserratt-Ramos

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog is debuting a digital ofrenda (altar) celebrating the lives of Californians who died due to medical negligence today and tomorrow...