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Single Payer Takes A Step Forward

Evan Thomas King -
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Senate Health Committee voted decisively to move S.B. 562 to the floor of the Senate. The Healthy California Act would...

Bill to Reverse Opioid Overdose Epidemic Moves Forward in California Assembly

Carmen Balber -

Sacramento, CA – A California Assembly committee approved a bill today to begin reversing the opioid overdose epidemic and save lives. More people are lost in California to drug overdoses than any other state, and many of those family members testified to their loss today.

Projected Savings From Prop 45

Jamie Court -
Proposition 45 will require health insurance companies to open their books and publicly justify their rates under penalty of perjury before they are permitted...

Consumer Watchdog Campaign: California Nurses Rally Against Kaiser’s $21.7 Billion In Excess Reserve And Endorse Health Insurance Rate Regulation Initiative To Return Billions Of...

Jamie Court -
At a rally and press conference today, Kaiser nurses and consumer advocates exposed the fact that Kaiser Permanente has accumulated a reserve that is $21.7 billion – 1626 percent

Health Reform and Insurance Regulation: Can’t Have One Without the Other

Jamie Court -
Health insurance premiums are increasing at a rate faster than medical inflation, especially in the volatile individual and small group markets, and worker incomes...

False Accounting: How Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Inflate Losses to Justify Sudden Surges in Rates and Tort Reform

Jamie Court -
In this study, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR)1 reviews the loss projections of medical malpractice insurance companies, beginning with the “insurance...

How Insurance Reform Lowered Doctors’ Medical Malpractice Rates in California

ConsumerWatchdog -
This report shows how California’s landmark Proposition 103 has lowered Medical Malpractice rates for doctors across the state. It also shows how caps on...

Making a Killing: HMOs and the Threat to Your Health

Jamie Court -
If a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is your family's medical provider, just hope you never face a medical crisis. This compelling book tells story...

Silent Violence, Silent Death: The Hidden Epidemic of Medical Malpractice

Harvey Rosenfield -
"Medical care may be hazardous to your health." That frightening warning is the principal conclusion of numerous studies. Independent scientific research has sketched out...
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