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Report | CALPIRG Education Fund | Health Care

Keeping Insurers Honest

Of all the problems affecting California’s health care system, none is more immediate than the skyrocketing premiums consumers face year after year.  Understandably, then, Anthem Blue Cross of California’s recent proposal to hike rates on its customers by up to 39 percent galvanized an angry public.  A majority of states – at least 30 – have some form of protection, called “rate review.”  And their experience proves that giving regulators the power to reject proposed premium increases that cannot be justified on the facts helps police insurer behavior and lowers costs. 

 

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Media Hit | Democracy

The San Francisco Chronicle: Politicians raise money outside their districts

California's state legislators collect the vast majority of their campaign contributions from organizations and individuals outside the districts they represent, according to a study by the nonprofit organization Maplight.org.

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Report | CALPIRG | Budget, Tax

Following the Money

The ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. Spending transparency checks corruption, bolsters public confidence in government, and promotes fiscal responsibility.

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Media Hit | Transportation

Los Angeles Times: L.A. mass transit agencies make only a token effort to get people onboard

Your basic middle-class L.A. household spends about $8,600 a year on gas, insurance, parking and vehicle maintenance, according to the California Public Interest Research Group, a watchdog organization.

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Report | CALPIRG Education Fund | Budget, Tax, Transportation

The Right Track

America’s highways and airports are increasingly congested. Our nation’s transportation system remains dependent on oil. And our existing transportation infrastructure is inadequate to the demands of the 21st century.

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  • YOUR TAX DOLLARS BECOME CORN SYRUP
    At a time when one-in-three kids is overweight or obese, over a billion taxpayer dollars go to high-fructose corn syrup and junk food ingredients.
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  • STOP TAX DODGERS
    Corporate tax avoidance cost taxpayers $100 billion last year. We're working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe.
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  • FIGHTING UNJUSTIFIED PREMIUM HIKES
    It’s time for health insurers to get serious about lowering the cost of care instead of raising deductibles and hiking premiums.
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  • Reclaim Democracy
    The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision ushered in an era of unprecedented spending by big money in our elections, but we're working to return our democracy back to the principle of "one person, one vote."
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