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7/29/2021
7/29/2021
How in-network childbirth still exposes new families to out-of-network bills
7/28/2021
New consumer tool helps families searching for quality facilities
7/26/2021
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrated its 10th birthday last Wednesday. It begins its second decade refocused on its mission of protecting you and me after a few years of, ironically, championing shady business practices over consumers. The agency’s first decade was full of success, setbacks, and promise.
7/22/2021
"The FCC is done asking nicely or urging or begging phone companies to fight robocall."
7/20/2021
Today, the U.S. House takes a key vote. HR2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, would restore the FTC's Section 13(b) authority to hold wrongdoers accountable and compensate consumer-victims harmed by their actions. The Supreme Court had recently ruled that the power, used for over 40 years to recover billions, was not clearly articulated in law.
Cover photo via Flickr by Mr. Blue MauMau, some rights reserved.
7/20/2021
Congress is working to finalize a new infrastructure spending package. But why are they ignoring an easy way to pay for it?
7/15/2021
"No parent should ever have to endure the tragedy of losing a child."
7/15/2021
How the pandemic has worsened the medical debt crisis
7/15/2021
Next week, the full House of Representatives is expected to vote on HR2668, critical legislation to restore Federal Trade Commission authority to disgorge ill-gotten gains from corporate wrongdoers to use to compensate victims of the crime. This spring, the Supreme Court had held that the power was not clearly defined in law, even though courts had upheld the authority for many years, allowing the FTC to return billions of dollars to consumers.
-- Cover graphic of FTC Building via Flickr, by Boston Public Library, Some rights reserved.