Tag: News Release

WellPoint Profits Targeted;

Consumer Watchdog January 25, 2006

Music Video Featuring the Austin Lounge Lizards Urges Amerians to Sink the "Pirates of the Health Care-ibbean"

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Stem Cell Panel Follows Some Key “Public Benefit” Proposals for Prop 71 Research

Consumer Watchdog January 24, 2006

FTCR Calls for Affordability & Enforcement

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Austin Lounge Lizards Join Patient Advocates in Viral Internet Campaign to Urge Americans to Sink the “Pirates of the Health Care-ibbean”;

Consumer Watchdog January 24, 2006

Pop-culture Campaign for Universal Health Care Targets IPOD Users & "MTV Generation"

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Consumer Advocates and Nurses Propose Landmark “Public Benefit” Guidelines for California Stem Cell Research Discoveries

Consumer Watchdog January 23, 2006

$6 Billion in Taxpayer Money at RiskThe Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) & California Nurses Association (CNA)

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Stem Cell Institute’s Handling of Scandal-Plagued Advisor Demonstrates Preference for Secrecy

John M. Simpson January 20, 2006

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UnitedHealth’s 18% Profit Increase is Bad News for Patients & Business;

Consumer Watchdog January 19, 2006

Consumer Group Calls for Moratorium on Insurance Mergers

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New Science Committee Proposal on Ownership and Control of Stem Cell Research Short-Changes Voters

Consumer Watchdog January 18, 2006

California Plan Must Ensure That the Public Benefits from Prop 71 Funds

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GREUEL, ROSENDAHL URGE MERCURY INSURANCE TO STOP ZIP CODE PROFILING

Consumer Watchdog January 17, 2006

Los Angeles City Council

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Insurance

Insurance Industry Files Ballot Initiatives to Repeal Prop. 103, Raise Auto, Home and Business Rates by Hundreds of Dollars Per Year

Harvey Rosenfield January 5, 2006

Consumer Advocates See Rematch of $80 Million 1988 Battle

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Consumer Advocates Say Schwarzenegger’s Appeal to Bush to Lift Drug Importation Ban is Meaningless;

Consumer Watchdog January 4, 2006

California Bulk Purchasing is the Solution

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Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Inflated Losses By $Billions to Overcharge Doctors, Study Finds

Consumer Watchdog December 29, 2005

Consumer Advocates Call for Investigation of Insurance Accounting Practices

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Consumer Advocates Hail Switch from Zip Code to Safe Driving for Auto Insurance Rates

Consumer Watchdog December 22, 2005

Decision on Prop. 103 Will Lower Premiums for California's Good Drivers, Create a Fair System

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