Sacramento, CA -- Consumers whose health insurance policies were cancelled after they got sick urged Governor Schwarzenegger today to ignore insurance industry claims that new regulation is not necessary because insurance companies can police themselves. …
Schwarzenegger Must Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect All Californians By Signing Legislation Los Angeles, CA -- New legislation awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger's signature is needed to protect Californians from future cancellations of…
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Legal papers just filed with the U.S. Patent Office cite two legal errors made by a patent examiner in confirming a patent on human embryonic stem cells and ask its claims…
H.R. 5840 (Kanjorski) On House Calendar Today Would Allow Treasury Dep't to Preempt Certain State Laws Santa Monica, CA -- In a letter today to Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Consumer Watchdog, a California-based nonprofit, said…
Consumer Watchdog Calls on State Insurance Regulators to Protect Consumers From AIG Investment Losses Santa Monica, CA -- Consumers should not pay higher premiums to cover AIG’s losses as the company tries to recover…
Santa Monica, CA -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should sign a stem cell public accountability bill, SB1565, into law, Consumer Watchdog said today. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl and Sen. George Runner, was passed…
Schwarzenegger Must Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect All Californians By Signing Legislation Los Angeles, CA -- New legislation awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger's signature - not settlements between health insurers and state regulators…
Los Angeles, CA -- Patients whose health coverage was retroactively cancelled after they got sick and filed an insurance claim held a press conference outside Governor Schwarzenegger's Los Angeles office today. The patients delivered a…
Nurses & Consumers Urge Schwarzenegger to Keep His Promise To Protect Innocent Patients and Sign The Bill SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California State Legislature today approved a historic measure to protect...
Santa Monica, CA -- Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced draft regulations on “pay-as-you-drive” insurance today that are intended to reward those who drive fewer miles each year...
Santa Monica, CA -- Frequently facing difficulties mustering a quorum for meetings, California's stem cell oversight board has five members who showed up for 40 percent or fewer of regular board meetings so far this…
