http://www.consumersunion.org/ The Web site of Consumers Union en-us Consumers Union 2012-02-09T14:17:11-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018352.html This rule is a big step in helping consumers better understand and evaluate their insurance options 18352@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-09T14:17:11-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018350.html An expert roundtable finds the need for measures to bring precision to research efforts & policy discussions 18350@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-07T12:47:37-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018348.html Consumers rarely understand their heailth coverage. Disputes over coverage take a toll on the sick, on their families, and on the health care system as a whole. 18348@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-06T15:01:04-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018347.html CU teams up with patient safety activists to urge Congress to strengthen medical device oversight 18347@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-06T14:27:02-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018346.html The bill erodes tool for reigning in insurance companies and fighting rising costs 18346@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-03T15:36:16-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018345.html National infection disclosure is a milestone in Consumers Union's campaign to make information public 18345@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-02-01T09:12:51-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018342.html The decision is a victory for Texas consumers who buy insurance on their own 18342@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-27T16:12:38-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018337.html Rate hike expected to force more than 30,000 Californians to drop Blue Shield coverage 18337@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-17T13:35:08-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018336.html "What's Behind the Door" finds consumers can't shop for coverage. Here's what we need to do 18336@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-17T12:25:52-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018335.html Identifies policies needed to ensure the ACA's actuarial value requirements are usable by consumers 18335@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-12T16:42:23-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018334.html Feds will work to make hospitals track errors better internally but information will be kept from the public. 18334@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-06T17:08:55-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018333.html Consumers Union: California is now taking the lead among states on hospital infection reporting 18333@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2012-01-06T16:42:54-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018267.html Nat'l Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners weaken consumer protection that brings value to health insurance 18267@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2011-11-22T17:43:22-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018261.html This is the kind of scrutiny that is needed to ensure that rate hikes are fair and justified 18261@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2011-11-21T17:59:51-05:00 http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_health_care/018250.html Can public enrollment stations bring greater access to health coverage? 18250@http://www.consumersunion.org/ Core_Health_Care 2011-11-17T14:17:46-05:00