Proposition 103 Invoked to Block $5,700 Per Doctor Hike By Medical Protective Co. The proposed hike, affecting California physicians and surgeons, would be Medical Protective's third hike since 2002, and would raise premiums by $3.6…
Conflict of Interest Requires Majority Leader's Immediate Recusal Santa Monica, California - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's connections to HCA and the company's subsidiary malpractice insurer, HCI, create a personal and financial conflict of interest…
Insurance Deregulation Proposal Would Cost Consumers Billions, Weaken Consumer Protection Laws Consumer groups nationwide condemned a Congressional proposal to gut state insurance regulations in exchange for a federally coordinated deregulation of the insurance industry, in…
Rand Study Confirms CA Legislation Would "Limit Premium Growth In Short Run" "Even HMO partisans cannot ignore the fact the health care premiums should be regulated in the same way car insurance premium are in…
In a letter to Newsweek provided to Columbia Journalism Review, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) identified the three lawsuits, and called on Newsweek to disclose the conflict-of-interest.
Groups Call on Medical Associations to Join Efforts to Reduce Medical Mistakes and Lower Physicians' Insurance Rates The website, which published a database of Americans who have filed claims against doctors for medical negligence, announced…
State Leaders Should Block Shutdown of Bakersfield Refinery The recent 20-cent-per-gallon increase in California - compared with just a 5-cent increase nationally - is the result of cheating rather than competing by seven refiners that…
