Press Releases

State of The Union: Strong Profits for Drug Companies

What's Missing from State of the Union: Medicare Fix

Schwarzenegger Drug Plan Bought and Paid For By Drug Companies, Leaves Most Californians Without Protection

Schwarzenegger Prescription Drug Proposal Puts Drug Firms in Control, Leaves Most Seniors Without Protection

Prop 71's Stem Cell Oversight Committee Rife With Conflicts of Interest

Tauzin Should Be Banned From Lobbying Congress, the President, Says Consumer Group

Bush's Health Care Economic Summit In Sync With Donors, Out of Sync with Reality

WellPoint/Anthem Merger is a 9-figure Xmas Gift to Executives, Lump of Coal for Patients

Consumer Group Demands Merck Disclose Amount of Executive Payouts;

9 out of 10 California Patients Will Pay Too Much In WellPoint/Anthem Merger

U.S. Seniors Aboard the Rx Express Save 60% on Prescriptions in Canada;

Seniors Board the Rx Express to Canada to Buy Cheaper Prescription Drugs

Bush and Kerry Invited to Join Seniors On Board the Rx Express to Buy Lower Cost Prescriptions in Canada

Schwarzenegger Should Heed National Survey � 1/3 of Americans Plan to Purchase Rx From Other Countries

U.S. Seniors Travel to Canada for Affordable Rx Drugs -- Rx Bulk Purchasing Urged

Rx Express to Take Seniors & Patients to Canada to Buy Lower Cost Prescription Drugs

California Rx Bulk Purchasing Bill Moves Closer to Governor's Desk; Rx Express Train Trip to Highlight Benefits of Bulk Buying

Pharmacists and Drug Company Front Group Opposes Rx Imports to Protect Their Profits

How Much Would You Save if the U.S. Bulk Purchased Rx?; Rx Express Partner Provides Drug Calculator on Website

Bush and Kerry Invited to Join Rx Express to Canada

Consumer Alert!: Drug Company Front Group -- "CURES" -- Opposes Drug Reimportation Legislation

Anthem Lawsuit Over Stalled Merger Fails to Account for Commissioner Garamendi's Broad Authority to Protect Policyholders

Anthem/WellPoint Plans to Sue Garamendi Over Blocked Merger Called "Desperate"

Schwarzenegger Folds to Special Interests, OKs WellPoint/Anthem Merger; Garamendi Says "No" on Patients' Behalf

Bush Administration Drug Benefit May Result in Loss of Employer Sponsored Coverage

Edwards vs. Bush Will Put Spotlight on Patients' Rights

Investigation of Blue Cross' Tax Status Called for By Consumer Group;

Consumer Alert: Beware of Medicare Rx Card Fraud

Patients Hold Pork Roast & Testify at Public Hearing Criticizing CEO Slated to Receive $235.2 Million in Anthem/WellPoint Merger

Schwarzenegger Administration Folds to Public Pressure, Schedules Hearing � Still Refuses to Release Details of Wellpoint/Anthem Merger

President Bush and Congress Should Give-Up HMO Rights Too Until National 'Patients' Bill of Rights' is Enacted

Schwarzenegger Administration Called on to Conduct Public Hearings on Wellpoint/Anthem Merger

CalPERS Opposes WellPoint/Anthem Merger; Schwarzenegger Should Too, says FTCR

Consumer Alert: Beware of Medicare Rx Card Fraud

Gov. Schwarzenegger Supporters Control Rx Group Fighting to Block Drug Reform;

California Leads the Nation in Rx Reform

Consumer Alert!: New Pharmaceutical Industry Front Group Formed to Oppose Prescription Drug Reform

Drug Companies Increase Lobbying by 25%, Contribute Heavily to Schwarzenegger as Legislature Debates Reform

U.S. Senate Committee Debates Drug Reimportation; California Proposals Provide Effective Alternative

Public Warning: "Covert Propaganda" From the Bush Administration Violates Federal Law; What Else They're Not Telling You About the New Medicare Rx Plan

The Chamber of Commerce Issues Misleading Press Release About Its Support of Health Care Cost Controls

Chamber of Commerce Attacks Law to Insure 1 Million Patients, Opposes Cost Controls While Cosponsoring "Cover the Uninsured Week"

'Strike 1' on Health Care Cost Controls, Consumer Group Says;

CA Health Insurers Spend $1 Million Lobbying in 90 Days � Key Vote This Week on "Prior Approval" of Premiums

Medco $29.3 Million Drug Switching Settlement Shows Need for Greater Transparency

Bush Administration Support of Bulk Rx Buying Should Clear the Way For Breakthrough California Law

"Collectinator" Called On to Release Records Of $1.34 Billion in Uncollected Drug Rebates

New Analysis of 46 States and D.C. Shows California Far Below Average in Collecting Drug Rebates

Blue Cross-Funded Foundation Finds Health Insurance Rate Regulation Lowers Premiums;

March 18 -- Attend the L.A. Health Care Town Hall!

New Report Finds Widespread Support For Health Care Cost Controls

Pharmacists & Bush Administration Use Scare Tactics to Deter Drugs from Canada

Consumer Group Calls for Independent Oversight in Response to Tenet Announcement of Hospital Sales

RX Bulk Purchasing and Re-importation are the Right Prescription for Controlling Costs

Bush's State of the Union Address to Highlight Health Care Industry Priorities, Not the Needs of Patients

Web Log to Chart Universal Health Care Debate -- Will Schwarzenegger and the Legislature Ever Get to Cost Controls?

Patients Pay for HMO Profits With Their Health; Blue Cross of CA Profit's Increased 38% in 2002

Corporateering of the Year Award Goes to Medicare Profiteering Protections

New Research Shows Six Largest HMOs Increase Profits by Diverting Money From Patient Care

Consumer Group Announces Contest for Health Care Cost-Savings Strategies

Consumer Group Says Bush Should Weigh In With Supreme Court On Fate Of State HMO Liability Laws

Consumer Group Will Fight $337 Million Merger Deal For Wellpoint CEO

Schwarzenegger Appoints HMO Lobbyist To Cabinet

Letter to Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger: Health care reform� special interest or public interest?

Opponents File Referendum to Overturn SB 2; Consumer Advocate Calls on Gov. Schwarzenegger to Support the Law and A Plan to Control Costs

Consumer Advocate Challenges Opponents to Support Health Care Mandate and A Plan to Control Costs

Gov. Davis Signs SB 2; CA Law Could Be National Health Care Model If Cost Controls Are Adopted

64% Employers Support Health Care Mandate, Survey Says

CA Law Could Be National Model to Address Uninsured Rates If Cost Controls Are Adopted

Governor Davis Urged to Sign Senate Bill 2 Before Recall Election

New CA Employer Mandate for Health Coverage by 2006 Means State Has Deadline to Mandate Affordability

New Report Shows Why Health Care Reform Legislation Must Include Cost Controls

Consumer Advocate Testifies That the Good, the Great, the Bad and the Ugly Must be Reconciled in Universal Health Care Effort

Consumer Group Warns "Affordability" Is MIA in Historic Committee on Health Care

As the Recall and Legislative Reforms Loom, Surgery Centers, Chiropractors & Insurers Give Davis $300 K

Vying for Control, Insurers Contribute $285 K To Davis' Anti-Recall Campaign

Recall Election Could Spur Universal Health Care Reform Debate

Consumer Group Announces New Website Geared to Developing Consensus on Universal Health Care

Health Net's Profit Soar As Enrollment Declines

HMOs Serving Low-Income Populations Report Profit Surge

Blue Shield's Universal Health Care Plan Means More Pork for Health Insurers

New Legislation To Require State Approval of Health Care Premiums

Secretary Tommy Thompson Lets HMOs Off The Hook for Disease Prevention

GE Workers Strike Over Health Care Costs

State HMOs Increase Consumer Premiums Up to 10-Times the Actual Cost of Care

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Health Care Costs Triple for Many Californians

California Data Shows HMOs Hold $2.2 Billion In Excess Cash Reserves While Premiums Increase 20%

FBI Investigating Unnecessary Surgeries; Raids Redding Medical Center

'HMO Light and Tight' Plan Will Restrict Access to Care

Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Contribute $1M to Provide Treatment for the Bennett Children; Decision Moments Before FTCR Press Conf.

Majority of Employers Surveyed Support Universal Health Care, Discontented; Blame HMOs & Insurance Companies Most for Problems in Current System

businesshealthsurvey.org Calls For Employer Views On Health Care