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John Simpson Asks About Google's Driverless Car Safety Record At Google Meeting

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 06/04/2015 - 15:00

 
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Google Shareholders Meeting
 
Consumer Watchdog's John M. Simpson, a Google shareholder, raised the questions about the privacy and safety issues involving Google's driverless cars during the question-and-answer portion of Google's annual shareholders' meeting.

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Policyholders Struggle to Pay Covered California Premiums

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:44

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey showing that 44 percent of Covered California policyholders have difficulty paying health insurance premiums is yet more evidence that California needs health insurance rate regulation. 

In addition to cost hardships for those currently insured, more than 40 percent of uninsured adults said they don’t have insurance because of the high cost of coverage, the report added.

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Insurance Commissioner Next for Sen. Ed Hernandez?

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 06/01/2015 - 15:02

San Gabriel Valley Democrat Ed Hernandez might have opened a committee to raise money for a lieutenant governor campaign in 2018, but it's more likely that the state senator runs for Insurance Commissioner. By mid-April, ten candidates had opened committees to run for lieutenant governor in 2018, five Republicans and five Democrats.
 

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California Senate Approves Mandatory Check of Prescription Drug Database

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 15:52

Today, the California State Senate approved legislation to require doctors to check a state prescription database before prescribing the most addictive medications to help prevent prescription drug addiction and thousands of overdose deaths.

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CURES Drug Database Bill Passes Out Of CA Senate

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 15:00

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with Norman Goldman on his radio show about the news that the California State Senate approved legislation SB 482 to require doctors to check a state prescription database before prescribing the most addictive medications to help prevent prescription drug addiction and thousands of overdose deaths.

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_5-...

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