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KABC TV-7 LA – Over-Prescribing Doctors Getting A Free Pass By The State Medical Board?

March 11, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Lawmakers, consumer advocates and families of overdose victims are voicing concerns about prescription drug abuse in California. They don't believe the medical board is getting the job done and some say it's time to replace the board now.</p>

KGET TV-17 NBC Bakersfield, CA – Consumer Watchdog Calls For New And Independent Medical Oversight Board

March 10, 2013  ·  Jamie Court

<p>Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court, families of lost loved ones and the public are calling for a new medical oversight board - composed predominantly of the public, rather than physicians - in order to crack down on patients who doctor-shop, as well as doctors who over-prescribe.</p>

KTVU FOX SF – Rally Speakers Call For Changes In How Complaints About Doctors Are Handled

March 9, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Lawmakers, consumer advocates and affected families come together to call for changes in how doctors are disciplined for over-prescribing dangerous drugs. During a rally at the Capitol, speakers called for changes in how the state medical board handles complaints about doctors.</p>

KNBC TV-4 LA – CA Insurance Commissioner Criticizes Blue Shield For Unjust Rate Hikes

March 8, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>The California Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, held a press conference to criticize Blue Shield for an unjust rate hike which he is currently powerless to stop. The commissioner went on to remind the audience there is a chance to change that on the 2014 Ballot, which will feature a proposition that will force insurance companies to justify their rates before they can take effect.</p>

KNTV NBC Bay Area – DTSC Leaders Have Owned Major Stock in Companies the Department Oversees

March 6, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Some deputy directors at the Department of Toxic Substances Control are heavily invested in hazardous waste producers.<br /> Economic Interest Forms obtained by the Investigative Unit show two top DTSC staffers held stock for the past seven years in companies such as Chevron, General Electric and Abbott Laboratories—companies the department regulates...<br /> <br /> By Vicky Nguyen, Liz Wagner and Felipe Escamilla<br /> This story aired on March 5, 2013.</p>

KNTV NBC Bay Area – Lawmakers Demand Senate Investigation into DTSC

March 4, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Lawmakers are now demanding a Senate investigation into the Department of Toxic Substances Control after NBC Bay Area s investigative report exposed flaws in the agency. Vicky Nguyen reports. (Original air date: 2/21/13)</p>

KNBC TV-4 LA – Lawmakers Demand Review of Agency that Polices Polluters

February 26, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>At least four senators are behind the demand for an independent investigation of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the agency that is supposed to protect the public from poisons dumped into the water and soil. Lawmakers are determined to find out why the organization is not enforcing California's pollution laws.<br />  </p>

KNBC TV-4 LA – Investigation: Regulators Failing to Protect Neighborhoods From Toxic Waste

February 22, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>The state agency charged with protecting Californians from most polluters is allowing companies to dump toxic waste and put lives at risk, an NBC4 I-Team Investigation reveals.</p>

KNTV NBC TV Bay Area – Insiders Say CA Toxic Regulation Is Weak

February 20, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Sources inside the Department of Toxic Substances Control say the agency has a dirty secret: Regulators are falling down on the job and public health is at risk because of it.<br /> <br /> Two high-ranking DTSC employees with more than 40 years combined in the department told NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit that people would be outraged if they knew what was really happening to companies that pollute.<br /> <br />

Bob Pack Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame

February 13, 2013  ·  ConsumerWatchdog

<p>Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Introduces Citizen Activist Bob Pack As He Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame at the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.</p>

KCAL 9 – CBS-TV, LA – Gas Prices Are On The Rise, And Artificial Shortages Are To Blame

January 31, 2013  ·  Jamie Court

<p>Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court discusses the incentive ol companies have to artificially short the California market for the sake of higher profit.</p>

KCBS-TV 2 LA – Consumer Watchdog Goes To Court For Autistic Children Denied Coverage By Their Health Insurer

January 8, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Private insurance companies are required to cover an expensive treatment for children with autism, but that same coverage is being denied to children insured under MediCal and CalPers policies. As CBS 2's Randy Paige tells us, a court battle is underway to try and change that.</p>