Tag: News Release

Website Map Illustrates State Farm Redlining in Los Angeles, CA

Consumer Watchdog December 7, 1999

State Farm, in San Francisco Court Today, Seeks to Restrict Further Release of Data

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State Farm Sues To Squelch Public Information Showing That Company Ignores the Poor

Consumer Watchdog December 4, 1999

State Farm Rarely a Neighbor In California's Poor and Minority Communities, According to Data

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Consumer Groups Call On Attorneys General and Governors to Halt Commercialization of Justice

Consumer Watchdog November 19, 1999

Insurers Blatantly Ignore Entreaties to Abide by Ethical Rules

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UnitedHealth’s Shift to Doctor Control Could Be Harbinger That Wall Street Will Force HMOs to Compete On Basis of Quality Care

Consumer Watchdog November 8, 1999

First Major Policy Shift By An HMO to Patient and Physician Complaints; Other HMOs Asked To Allow Practicing Doctors To Decide Medical Necessity

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Authors of New Book On HMO Abuses Launch Bumper Sticker Campaign, Protest GOP Leaders Stacking of House-Senate Conference Committee Against HMO Reform

Jamie Court November 4, 1999

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Consumer Groups, Advocates for the Poor Call for Major Marketing Effort of Nation’s First Lifeline Auto Insurance Policy

Consumer Watchdog October 18, 1999

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Muckraking Book Exposes HMO Abuses, Offers New Policy Solutions; Authors Predict HMO Liability Will Force Companies To Compete On Basis of Quality

Consumer Watchdog October 13, 1999

California's Experience With HMO Reform Offers Lessons For Nation

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State Farm, Other Insurers Submit Referendum to Stop Consumer Protection Law

Consumer Watchdog October 12, 1999

Insurance Industry Already Trying to Hide

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Governor Davis Gives Green Light to Nation’s First Auto Insurance for the Poor

Consumer Watchdog October 10, 1999

Lifeline Insurance Pilot Programs Create Flat-Rate Policies in Los Angeles and San Francisco

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Governor Davis Signs Anti-Low-Balling Law

Consumer Watchdog October 8, 1999

Insurers Considering Referendum to Stop Consumer Protection

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Patients’ Right To Sue HMOs In CA, Other State Courts Protected US House Of Reps. Enacts Landmark Bill To Give All Patients Right To Sue HMOs

Consumer Watchdog October 7, 1999

Protecting Access to State Courts & Against Federalizing Damages / Venue Will Be Key To Conference Committee Deliberations

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Republicans In House of Representatives Should Look To California; GOPers in CA Overwhelmingly Support New HMO Liability Law

Consumer Watchdog September 15, 1999

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