March 11, 2010 | Posted by Carmen Balber
The latest round of exhorbitant rate increases nationally has helped
more and more people recognize what Consumer Watchdog has been arguing
for the last year: Congress cannot require all Americans to purchase
insurance from the for-profit insurance industry without real oversight
of what they charge ...
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March 10, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan
Consumer Watchdog's calls for tough and open health insurance rate regulation are
being echoed and amplified. The latest instance is in Connecticut, the
home state of insurance companies, where Attorney General Earl
Blumenthal recently proposed major reforms that would require the state to review and reject, modify or allow a rate change before it goes into effect. No more shrugging and letting it happen without a public review.
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March 10, 2010 | Posted by Carmen Balber
When the US Supreme Court decided to allow corporations to spend
money directly on campaign advertising, they opened the floodgates to
excessive spending by companies to change the outcome of elections. The
long-term solution is a...
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March 9, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan
Sarah Palin, the Cruella DeVille of anti-government-health care, caught everyone's attention with the story of her family hopping the
border from Skagway, Alaska, into the Yukon Territory for Canadian government health care when Palin was a child. Canadian newspapers
noted cattily that Palin previously described going to Juneau, Alaska, for the
same treatment for her brother's burned foot. Whatever. I wanted to
know whether other Alaskans went to Canada for medical care--and still
do.
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March 9, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan
Harvey Rosenfield, the founder of Consumer Watchdog and the author of
California's landmark insurance regulation, is the original expert on
making insurance companies friendlier to consumers. So when he outlines
a plan to make health insurance more affordable--and combat price spikes
like the recent 39% annual increase by Anthem Blue Cross--he's got 20
years in the trenches making insurance companies toe the line, to back
him up.
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Recent Articles:
Mercury Insurance in Trouble for High Rates
By 7 On Your Side, KGO-TV7 (San Francisco, CA)
February 9, 2010
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Healthcare Bills Could Jeopardize States' Consumer Protection Laws
By Lisa Girion, LOS ANGELES TIMES
November 16, 2009
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Brown Aide Recorded 6 Interviews
By Joe Garofoli, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
November 10, 2009
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Court Advances Autism-Treatment Lawsuit Against California Regulator
By Sean P. Carr, BESTWIRE
October 28, 2009
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Suit Challenges State's Autism Practices
By Kathy Robertson, SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL
October 27, 2009
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