Insurance

Bleak Forecast for Future of Health Care

January 11, 1999  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>As a turbulent decade in American medicine begins its final spin, crystal ball gazers are peering into the future of health care, and they are not finding a pretty picture. In 2010, millions of Americans will still be living without health insurance, wh</p>

Suit Acuses Quackenbush of Inadequate Regulation of Sale of Long-Term Care Policies

January 8, 1999  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Capitol News Service</p> <p>Two senior groups have filed suit against state Insurance Commissioner Charles Quackenbush, claiming he hasn't done enough to enforce regulations on companies that sell long-term care insurance policies to older Californians. A Quackenbush aide said the c</p>

Agency Tells Kaiser that it Must Cover Viagra

January 1, 1999  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>The state Department of Corporations ordered Kaiser Foundation Health Plan yesterday to continue covering Viagra prescriptions, rejecting Kaiser's argument that subsidizing potency pills for some men would unfairly raise insurance costs for all members.</p>

Fact Sheet on Insurance Commissioner Quackenbush, 1994-1998

December 31, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --><p>In May 1994, Quackenbush said in a press interview, "You can't take company money from [the insurance industry]. You regulate them. The conflict there is difficult to explain to the voters." He later went on to accept over $2.5 million from the industr</p>

Insurer agrees to independent review of 9,000 claims from Northridge earthquake

October 26, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Under the settlement signed Friday, the insurer will notify about 9,000 policyholders that they are eligible for independent inspections of their homes. A court will choose a panel of retired judges that will appoint engineers and insurance adjusters to make the inspections.</p>

Proposition 103’s Impact on Auto Insurance Premiums in California

October 1, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>1998 Annual Report</h3>

HMO Denies Quadriplegic Child Vital Therapy, Thus the Chance to Walk

June 26, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Ethan Bedrick - Raleigh, NC</h3>

Cancer Patient With Highest Recovery Rate Denied Treatment

June 18, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Edward Mycek - La Quinta, CA</h3>

Woman Denied Fertility Benefits Retroactively

June 16, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Linda DeBenedictis - Norwood, MA</h3>

$100 MILLION STATE FARM SETTLEMENT;

June 12, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>117 POLICYHOLDERS SUE OVER QUAKE COVERAGE</h3><p class="source">Chicago Tribune</p> <p>Consumer activists in California were harshly critical of Illinois insurance officials. "There is some problem with the regulatory officials in Illinois who are principally responsible for the conduct of these companies," said Harvey Rosenfield, a Santa Monica-based advocate for insurance customers. "They clearly are not enforcing Illinois regulations to protect policyholders in other states," he said.</p>

HMO Tells Family To Transport Stroke Victim Themselves

June 5, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Bess Young - Carmichael, CA</h3>

Untreated Infant Dies Due To HMO Clerical Error, Family Has No Remedy

June 4, 1998  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Chad Aitken - Woodland Hills, CA</h3>