Callers claiming to be from Medicare are asking people for their Medicare numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal information in exchange for DNA test kits. The callers may say the test is a free way to get early diagnoses for diseases such as cancer. Read more →

Photo: JJBers CVS-Aetna lawyers, consumer advocates, and health care organizations gathered Thursday in Washington, D.C., for oral arguments on whether the Department of Justice’s proposed final judgment in the CVS-Aetna merger is in the public interest. U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which filed a friend of the court brief with... Read more →

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a rule Wednesday that will allow nursing homes to force a resident into arbitration if they have a dispute. Now, nursing homes can enforce agreements in which residents sign away their right to access the court system. Read more →

Summer is in full gear and bloggers in our group are writing about topics ranging from retirement to tick bites. Topics include: the best places in the United States to retire, how to remove ticks and prevent getting bitten, and more. Read more →

Universal Security Instruments is recalling about 180,000 battery powered smoke and fire alarms. The smoke alarms can have a misaligned internal switch causing the alarms to not activate properly, posing a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire. Read more →

If you find a tick attached to your skin, remove the tick as soon as possible. There are several tick removal devices on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers work very well, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more →

With a Monday storm, which released a month’s worth of rain in an hour, flood damaged vehicles in the Washington, D.C., area could run in the hundreds. Because of the technology found in today’s vehicles, it’s critical that you avoid getting stuck with one of these lemons. Read more →

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB announced the settlement of a lawsuit Tuesday it had brought against Freedom Debt Relief, the nation’s largest debt settlement company. The company agreed to pay $20 million in restitution to affected consumers and a $5 million civil penalty. The original suit was filed... Read more →

At White House event Monday, President Donald Trump touted his administration’s environmental record while at the same time repealing the Clean Power Plan, which had put the first national limits on carbon pollution from power plants. Trump’s touting of his administration’s pristine environmental record is nothing short of nonsense, said... Read more →

Last week was the Fourth of July, and so it shouldn't surprise anyone that bloggers had their minds on vacations. But, then, finding joy was among their writings, too. Topics include: saving money on meals during a vacation, dealing with summer safety issues, including fireworks, and more. Read more →