Spotlight Archive

• Thursday, August 13, 2009
  New Credit Card Survey 2009 now online »
  Consumer Action's 2009 Credit Card Survey contains information on credit card rates, fees, terms and industry practices for 39 cards from 22 issuers.
  
  
• Tuesday, July 07, 2009
  CALL NOW: Affordable health coverage for all »
  This summer, health care reform is being hotly debated in Congress. Now is the right time to weigh in and ask that your lawmakers keep consumers in mind, and do not give into industry's self-serving demands.
  
  
• Thursday, June 04, 2009
  Fake health plans prey on the vulnerable »
  In an economic climate where people are being laid off and losing their health insurance, CNN is reporting that health care scams are on the rise. A common scam involves signing up for a medical "discount card," usually for a monthly fee, that offers reduced rates for doctor visits, hospital stays, prescription drugs, and other treatments. These fake programs bill themselves as a cheaper alternative to purchasing health insurance. But when patients show up the get medical treatment, providers have never heard of the program, the cards are worthless, and consumers are out several hundred dollars that they don't have to spare.
  
  
• Thursday, May 28, 2009
  CONSUMER ACTION 2009 fundraising event »
  On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in San Francisco, Consumer Action will celebrate its 38th Anniversary.
  
  
• Thursday, April 16, 2009
  Patient’s Guide to HIPAA »
  HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), a 1996 federal statute, is the most important federal health privacy law. Most of this guide explains what you should know about HIPAA. This guide also highlights some other federal laws that may be relevant to health privacy.
  
  
• Monday, February 02, 2009
  Kiplinger's Insurance Quiz »
  Insurance: It's complex, and it can be quite expensive, too. But you're putting your finances at a big risk if you don't have enough coverage, or if you don't know exactly what your policies cover. Test your knowledge with this ten-question quiz ...
  
  
• Thursday, January 29, 2009
  Congressional Oversight Committee report released »
  A new report by the Congressional Oversight Committee points to three areas of regulation that could have prevented the current economic crisis.
  
  
• Friday, January 09, 2009
  Americans caught between unemployment and health care »
  FamiliesUSA has released a report detailing how, as unemployment numbers rise, Americans are in forced to choose between costly unemployment benefits and health care insurance.
  
  
• Monday, December 29, 2008
  NAIC should reject pressure from life insurers »
  Consumer groups have urged the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to reject life insurance industry proposals to dramatically cut the amount of money that life insurers must set aside to pay promised benefits to policyholders.
  
  
• Thursday, November 13, 2008
  Usefulness of state insurance websites varies »
  Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has released a study of state insurance department websites which found considerable differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of individual insurance companies.
  
  
• Tuesday, June 10, 2008
  Less driving may mean insurance savings »
  As the price of gasoline tops $4 a gallon nationwide, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has released a consumer alert based on its analysis showing that consumers who are driving less could save an average of 5%- 15% on their automobile insurance rates—about $47 to $142.
  
  

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