Insurance

Upland Man Suing Health Insurance Company For Failing To Pay Medical Claims

February 9, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> UPLAND - An 87-year-old Upland man is taking on his health insurance company on behalf of seniors across the state.</p> <p> William Hall, through his attorneys, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in West Valley Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga against Senior Health Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania, for allegedly denying claims on his long-term health care policy.</p> <p> "I've been disappointed because they have failed to perform," Hall said.</p>

Long-Term Care Insurer Targeted In Class Action

February 9, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> <strong>Retired doctor says insurance company ignored, denied claims by sick and elderly.</strong><br /> <br /> An 87-year-old man has filed a potential class action against a Indiana-based insurance company, accusing it of refusing to honor thousands of long-term care policies and thus delaying and denying medical aid to sick and elderly policyholders.<br /> <br />

Lawsuit Filed Over Denial Of Senior’s Home Care

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — A lawsuit contends that a health insurer ran a scheme to avoid paying in-home care claims for potentially thousands of California's elderly.<br /> <br /> Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, or SHIP, had a claims process "designed to frustrate and confuse policyholders with needless demands for irrelevant information" in violation of its own policies and California law, according to the suit filed Tuesday in San Bernardino County Superior Court by the group Consumer Watchdog.<br /> <br />

Consumer Watchdog Sues Senior Health Insurance for Allegedly Cheating Elderly

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> <a href="http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/02/08/31175/watchdog-sues-insurance-company-allegedly-cheating/">Click here to listen to the audio of this news broadcast</a>.</p> <p> Consumer Watchdog announced a suit Wednesday against a long-term care insurance company, accusing it of cheating the elderly by making them jump over too many hurdles to get care.</p>

Campaign To Regulate Health Insurance Premiums Launched In SF

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

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Tips For Selecting Long-Term Life Insurance

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=8536809">Click here to watch the video of this news broadcast</a>.</p> <p> LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A lawsuit against a health insurer over a long-term care policy was filed on behalf of one senior citizen, but it's seeking class-action status. Here's advice on checking out long-term care policies.</p>

Californians Rally for Insurance Reform at Blue Shield’s SF HQ

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> <a href="http://podcasting.fia.net/5151/4962385.mp3">Click here to listen to the audio of this news broadcast</a>.</p> <p> Should health insurance providers have to get the state's approval before hitting their customers with rate increases? KGO's Kristin Hanes caught up with some clients picketing outside Blue Shield's headquarters in downtown San Francisco who say yes, they should, and speaks with one woman who says her bill has gone up 300 percent since 2005.</p>

Calif. Ballot Battle Over Regulating Health Insurance Could Bring In P&C Firepower

February 8, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog set out to take on health insurers in California with a ballot initiative to regulate rates, but it may face ramped-up opposition from the personal lines sector as well. The initiative's formal language conflicts with another proposition, already cleared for the Nov. 6 general election ballot, to allow for discounts when drivers switch auto insurers.<br /> <br />

Will Patients Beat Blue Shield Again… This Time With the First Online Ballot Petition?

February 8, 2012  ·  Jamie Court

<p> <img class=" size-full wp-image-2250" alt="" class="right" src="https://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/images_jamiepic-new1.jpg" style="width: 133px; height: 200px; " width="133" height="200" />Shouldn't the CEOs of health insurance companies like Blue Shield have to sign under penalty of perjury that their rate hikes are justified? If the <a href="http://www.justifyrates.org" target="_hplink" rel="noopener">first online signature gathering for a ballot petition</a> is successful, Californians will vote on that proposition in November, and are almost sure to approve.</p>

Petition Launched To Reform Health Insurance

February 7, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> <span class="body">OCEAN PARK BLVD — Think the cost of your health insurance is too high?<br /> <br /> Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog does. The nonprofit, which advocates on behalf of taxpayers, has launched an online petition to put insurance reform on the ballot by the next statewide election.<br /> <br /> The proposed ballot measure would require insurance companies to publicly justify rate increases before they went into effect.<br /> <br /> The measure would also give Californians the right to challenge rate increases that are deemed unfair.<br />

Hyundai Accused Of ‘Misleading’ Ad

February 7, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> The Super Bowl may have been played and won, but the games go on — with a US buyer’s group now claiming a last-minute touchdown against car making giant Hyundai’s Super Bowl advertising.</p> <p> North American advocacy group Consumer Watchdog says it has forced the South Korean car maker to do a U-turn on <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxrrGMbOBNc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">game-day advertising for its Elantra small sedan</a></strong>, which lauded the car’s 40mpg (5.8L/100km) fuel use rating.</p>

Honda Civic Owner’s Court Win Could Change MPG Testing

February 7, 2012  ·  Mark Reback

<p> American Honda’s recent loss in small-claims court to a Southern California woman who argued she was misled about the fuel efficiency of her ’06 Civic Hybrid does not bode well for five class-action suits the auto maker still faces regarding the mileage of ’03-’09 Civic Hybrids.</p> <p> Honda also faces a potential onslaught of disgruntled Civic owners who may decide to take their cases through the small-claims system after learning Heather Peters was awarded $9,867.</p>