Studies of Tough Regs in California Show Strong Benefit for Both Consumers and Casualty Insurers in Stable Market Santa Monica, CA -- The defeat of the so-called public insurance option in the Senate Finance…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog today called on Congressional Democrats to support a robust public option and rate regulation as a part of any health insurance reform. Consumer Watchdog’s John M. Simpson said that any…
Consumer Watchdog Says Copyright Issues For Congress, Not Closed-Door Deals SANTA M0NICA, CA —Publisher and author associations sought today to cancel a key hearing in the Google Books case to allow private negotiations with Google…
Satellite TV Company Charged Unlawful “Early Cancellation” Santa Monica, CA — Consumers who are being charged an “early cancellation penalty” by satellite television company DIRECTV asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to block the company…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The consumer group that pioneered the most successful insurance premium regulation law in the nation, California's Proposition 103, today said only the extension of such "prior approval" regulation to health insurance can…
$30M in Industry Money Clouding Debate, Says Consumer Watchdog Washington, D.C. -- The health care industry and its lobbyists have hosted at least 130 fundraisers this year for members of Congress who sit on the…
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog praised the U.S. Justice Department for objecting to the proposed Google Books settlement in a brief the department filed in U.S. District Court tonight. The nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer group…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the wake of news reports that a history of domestic violence is considered a "pre-existing condition" by many health insurers, today Consumer Watchdog released internal insurance company documents showing that firefighters,…
Practice Abuses Employees, Further Clogs Foot-Dragging Bureaucracy and Misuses Customers Premium Dollars, Says Group WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy reconvenes hearings today on the bureaucratic abuse of insured patients by…
WASHINGTON, DC -- Any plan offered by Google meant to overcome objections to the proposed Google Books settlement must include a “binding agreement with the full force of law,” Consumer Watchdog told the U.S. Justice…
Consumer Watchdog Calls For "Prior Approval" Rate Regulation In Health Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The new health reform plan released today by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) will charge middle-class families nearly…
WASHINGTON, DC -- New data released today showing that premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage means Congress must adopt health insurance premium regulation in health care reform, according to…
