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KCRA TV-3 Sacramento, CA – Rally To Require Health Insurance Companies To Justify Rate Hikes

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Policyholders who faced extreme health insurance premium hikes rallied with nurses from the California Nurses Association, Consumer Watchdog, and other citizens in the state capitol Wednesday to support Proposition 45, which requires health insurance companies to justify and get approval for rate hikes.</p>

NPR Radio – WNYC – Ballot Initiative to Force Health Insurers to Justify Rate Increases

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>State records show a million Californians shelled out more than $250 million in health insurance premiums over 15 months last year. Danielle Karson reports a proposed ballot initiative would require health insurance companies to justify rate hikes.</p>

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles – California Ballot Measure Qualifies for Patient Safety

May 18, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>More than 840,000 voter signatures turned in by consumer advocates and families victimized by medical negligence have qualified a landmark patient safety ballot measure for the November 2014 California ballot, according to the Secretary of State's office. Voters will have a chance then to enact the Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act and some of the strongest patient safety laws in America.<br /> <br />

Don’t mess with these Moms

May 9, 2014  ·  Carmen Balber

<p>Imagine a Mother's Day without your kids. The moms in this video know too well what it feels like to miss a child on Mother's Day. Now they're doing something about it, and you can too. Watch their short and powerful video today: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DigKdKblSl8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DigKdKblSl8</a></p>

KABC TV-7 Los Angeles – Does A DirecTV AT&T Merger Mean Less Choice For Customers?

May 1, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>AT&T has approached DirecTV the largest satellite TV provider in the United States about an acquisition. Will this mean bad deals and less choice for the customer? KABC Los Angeles asks what could happen, if another monopoly is allowed to go through.</p>

KGTV TV-10 ABC San Diego – Legislation To Let Doctors Keep Drug Abuse Secret From Patients

April 30, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>San Diego's Assembly Member Lorena Gonzales has introduced legislation to allow substance abusing doctors to keep their rehabilitation secret from patients and medical board regulators. Patients and patient advocates testified that the legislation is a threat to patient safety. </p>

Victims and Advocates Testify Against Drunk or High Doctors To California State Assembly Committee

April 29, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Watch Tina Minasian testify to the California Assembly Business Professions, and Consumer Protections Committee today on AB 2346 (Gonzalez-D), which would divert drunk and high doctors from discipline to confidential treatment.</p>

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles – UC Board Of Regents Agrees To Pay Surgeon $10M To Settle Whistleblower Suit

April 23, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>The University of California Board of Regents agreed to pay the former chair of UCLA’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery $10 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit.</p> <p>Dr. Robert Pedowitz, 54, sued UC regents and numerous UCLA doctors in 2012, claiming he suffered retaliation after making serious allegations about undisclosed money doctors were allegedly receiving from the medical industry.</p> <p>The case was about to go into closing arguments at the trial when suddenly, a settlement was reached, KCAL9′s Randy Paige reported.</p>

KABC Los Angeles – Google Glass violates your privacy, will the public be aware?

April 15, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>"Simply put, Google Glass is a stalker's dream come true," Consumer Watchdog's report concluded after demonstrating how Glass could easily be used to record PIN information from an ATM card.<br /> <br />  Consumer Watchdog has a point or two. Because the virtual display takes up about 15 percent of the visual field, a half-dozen states, like Illinois and West Virginia, have banned the device while driving.<br /> <br />

KTTV Los Angeles – Does Google Glass destroy your privacy?

April 15, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Google Glass is dangerous 'spyware' that harms the privacy of the general public, according to Consumer Watchdog.<br /> <br /> The wearable technology went on sale to the public for the first time  on 15 April, however Google has stated that it will only be available for 24 hours and that only those living in the US are eligible to buy a pair.<br /> <br />

KTLA Los Angeles – Google Glasses Sold to Public, has your privacy gone too?

April 15, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>"Simply put, Google Glass is a stalker's dream come true," Consumer Watchdog's report concluded after demonstrating how Glass could easily be used to record PIN information from an ATM card.<br /> <br />  Consumer Watchdog has a point or two. Because the virtual display takes up about 15 percent of the visual field, a half-dozen states, like Illinois and West Virginia, have banned the device while driving.<br /> <br />

KABC TV-7 Los Angeles – Wildomar Contaminated Soil Leads To Deaths

April 9, 2014  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>A new report released today by leading environmental advocate Penny Newman and residents of the poisoned Wildomar community shows that state toxics regulators doctored data in a preliminary investigation of the Autumnwood housing complex to avoid pinpointing what has poisoned the Riverside County residents and skip any cleanup, Consumer Watchdog said today.<br />