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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Limbo 

Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News Uncertainty around federal efforts to expand high-speed internet — and…

Housing costs are reshaping career decisions

Survey shows 42% of workers would decline job offer based on housing costs By Mark Huffman…

Home buyers remain cautious while their options increase

At this point, sellers appear to be more eager than buyers By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs…

NatureMills issues recall for food with undeclared allergens

The products contain wheat, milk and sesame By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs May 16, 2025 NatureMills…

Consumer sentiment continues to slide

But a survey shows the latest decline was less than in previous months By Mark Huffman…

Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs

In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles…

Lawn mowers pose grave safety threat, especially to children

Thousands of injuries, many severe, are reported each year By James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairs May…

Illinois Appraisal Causation Ruling | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

On May 12, 2025, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District of Illinois held, for…

In Bustling NYC Federal Building, HHS Offices Are Eerily Quiet

NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in…

Notice in the mail about your property? Here’s what to know

Say you get a letter that seems to come from a bank. It says it’s related…

Federal Unfair Claims Practice Law

This week’s Senate hearing on the insurance industry’s claims practices following natural disasters wasn’t just a…

Frustrated Newark air traffic controller airs safety concerns

The controller said he narrowly averted a mid-air collision earlier this month By Mark Huffman of…

Should Congress Enact a Federal Unfair Claims Practice Law? A Question That Needs Serious Consideration Following Congressional Investigation

This week’s Senate hearing on the insurance industry’s claims practices following natural disasters wasn’t just a…

Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing

On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a…

Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will Spell End to Independent Living

OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of…

Batten down the patches: Six points to take from the FTC settlement with HTC

By now, you’ve read about the FTC’s settlement with HTC — the agency’s first law enforcement…

Black patients with both diabetes and hypertension face higher dementia risk

Study finds the risk increases later in life By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs May 15, 2025…

GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief…

Are your green claims clean? Knock on wood.

Not every building project starts with an ax-wielding guy in a flannel shirt yelling “tim-berrrr!”  Consumers…

KTM recalls nearly 20,000 off-road motorcycles due to crash hazard

The front caliper can crack By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs May 15, 2025 KTM is recalling…

Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Causation is Part of the Appraisal Process

On May 12, 2025, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District of Illinois held, for…

Americans are buying fewer second homes

Parts of California are still seeing more people buying second homes By Dieter Holger of ConsumerAffairs…