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Consumer-protection measure would protect new health-care enrollees
SACRAMENTO – Health care consumers would have better protections against deceptive marketing of medical services under a measure announced today by Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance.

“Millions of Californians will soon have access to affordable health care coverage, many for the first time in their lives,” Lieu said. “We know from past experiences, however, that dishonest people take advantage of the consumers’ lack of knowledge about new opportunities or enrollment criteria.”

SACRAMENTO – In response to widespread reports showing that medical patients are not always informed of expenses, Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance today reintroduced legislation to require more disclosure about potential treatment costs.

“Too often California’s patients find themselves facing incredible hardships because of unexpected – and extremely high – medical expenses after routine medical procedures,” Lieu said about the need for Senate Bill 266. 

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance, author of California’s first-in-the-nation law banning youths under age 18 from using indoor tanning beds, today released a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging it to order a ‘shell’ group to halt its false statements on the dangers of indoor tanning. 

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