Tag: News Release
Consumer Alert!: New Pharmaceutical Industry Front Group Formed to Oppose Prescription Drug Reform; Linked to Schwarzenegger and the Bush Administrations
A new pharmaceutical front group, "CURES," opposing legislation to reimport cheaper U.S. made prescription drugs from Canada has political ties to both the Schwarzenegger and Bush Administrations, according to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
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Drug Companies Increase Lobbying by 25%, Contribute Heavily to Schwarzenegger as Legislature Debates Reform
Pharmaceutical companies have dramatically increased their lobbying activities in California, contributed $325,000 to Governor Schwarzenegger and funded phony grassroots groups to use as political cover, according to FTCR.
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Edison Chief Says Another Deregulation Experiment Would Be “Russian Roulette” With Cal. Electricity System
Consumer Group Calls on Speaker Nuñez to Drop Deregulation Plan From Energy Legislation
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U.S. Senate Committee Debates Drug Reimportation;
California Proposals Provide Effective Alternative
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Public Warning: “Covert Propaganda” From the Bush Administration Violates Federal Law;
What Else They're Not Telling You About the New Medicare Rx Plan
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INSURANCE INDUSTRY MANIPULATED DATA TO PREDICT AUTO PREMIUM HIKES UNDER CONSUMER PROPOSAL
Study Appears Designed to Distort Proposal's Impact on Rural California Communities
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Schwarzenegger Administration Called On To Keep Tradition of HMO Regulators & Hold Hearing On Wellpoint Deal, Not Rubber Stamp Big Contributor’s Approval
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has requested that Governor Schwarzenegger's HMO regulator hold hearings on the $15 billion acquisition of Wellpoint Health Networks by Anthem Inc. in keeping with a decade-long tradition of…
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The Chamber of Commerce Issues Misleading Press Release About Its Support of Health Care Cost Controls
Consumer Group Challenges Chamber President to a Public Debate
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“Two Wrongs Make A Right” Insurance Bill Passes Senate 31-0
Mercury Insurance Bill Opposed by Low-Income and Consumer Groups Would Restrict Insurance Commissioner's Ability to Block Unfair and Discriminatory Practices
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Low Income Advocates Warn That Insurance Bill Could Lead to Rampant Discrimination
Mercury Insurance Bill Seeks to Restrict Insurance Commissioner's Authority to Prevent Abuses
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