Mini-Meds and Other Junk Insurance Plans Still In Business as Consumers Wait For Health Reform to Kick In
Plus, how to avoid common pitfalls when buying insurance on your own YONKERS, NY — Brand name insurance companies are selling health coverage as skimpy as a hospital gown. The leading example of so called “junk health plans,” cited in...

Consumer Reports Survey: Consumers Delaying Dental Care Due To Cost
What you can expect to pay for a dental procedure whether you’re insured or not YONKERS, NY — The biggest reason for delaying dental care is cost, according to a new Consumer Reports survey that asked readers to describe the...

Top Treadmills and Ellipticals plus, Tips for a Smokin’, Butt-Firming, Thigh-Toning Workout
Survey reveals nearly one in four dieters using smart phone apps YONKERS, NY — Can’t squeeze into your jeans? Not happy with what you see in the mirror? For consumers whose New Year’s resolution is to eliminate unwanted inches and...

New Health Insurance Rankings Reveal Wide Variations in Quality
PPOs, enrolling more than one third of Americans, ranked for first time YONKERS, NY — New rankings of 830 private, Medicare, and Medicaid health insurance plans reveal wide variations in quality and mixed results for some of the nation’s largest...

48 Percent of Americans on Meds Making Risky Health Care Tradeoffs
Forty-One Percent Say Their Doctors Only Sometimes or Never Recommend Generics YONKERS, NY — As a result of the flagging economy, Americans are making risky tradeoffs that could be dangerous to their health, according to Consumer Reports’ annual prescription drug...

Consumer Reports: How to Haggle With Your Doctor or Hospital
Sixteen percent of Americans unable to pay medical bills, according to Consumer Reports’ Trouble Tracker Index YONKERS, NY — When we visit our doctors, we don’t typically think of ourselves as “consumers” or buyers of health care, but in these...

How Old Is Your Heart and Who Can You Trust To Fix It?
Consumer Reports heath investigation finds rush to overtest and overtreat; disturbing overuse of angioplasty YONKERS, NY — An investigation by Consumer Reports Health reveals that the practice of healing hearts has become a money-making machine that too often favors profits...

Consumer Reports Health: Three Out Of Four Readers Using Alternative Therapies
YONKERS, NY — A new reader survey published in the September issue of Consumer Reports and available online at www.ConsumerReportshealth.org finds that three of four adults use some form of alternative therapy for general health. Readers rated prescription drugs as...

Consumer Reports Health: Key Drug Warnings Falling Through the Cracks
No Federal Monitoring of Drug Labels; What Consumers Can Do to Stay Safe Yonkers, NY — It’s comparable to driving a car without a seatbelt—a new investigation from Consumer Reports Health finds that drug labels sometimes lack key safety warnings...

Consumer Reports Health: Tests Reveal Top Performing Sunscreens
Plus, other options for protecting your skin when the mercury rises YONKERS, NY — In tests of 22 sprays, creams and lotions, Consumer Reports Health identifies nine products that provide excellent protection against the UVB rays that cause sunburn and...