by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR This is part of an ongoing investigation: Red Cross After Superstorm Sandy, Americans opened their wallets to the Red Cross. They trusted the charity…
By: Magaly Olivero Connecticut consumers who carefully consider their health status and financial needs stand to reap the greatest benefits when shopping for insurance during the 2015 open enrollment period. The enrollment period to purchase…
Agency Also Alleges Health Claims Were Not Approved by the FDA, as Advertised The Federal Trade Commission has charged Gerber Products Co., also doing business as Nestlé Nutrition, with deceptively advertising that feeding its Good…
By: Lisa Chedekel Child deaths in families involved with the state Department of Children and Families are more likely in cases where agency workers have spent less time assessing and interacting with parents, a preliminary…
A confidential report and a fired examiner’s hidden recorder penetrate the cloistered world of Wall Street’s top regulator—and its history of deference to banks. by Jake Bernstein Barely a year removed from the devastation of…
By: Peggy McCarthy Connecticut hospitals will be required to ask all patients if they are veterans, under a new state law that takes effect Oct. 1. The law is part of a nationwide effort conceived…
A ProPublica analysis of recently released data shows that dozens of physicians who received payments from Medicare in 2012 had been kicked out of Medicaid, charged with fraud, or settled claims of overbilling Medicare itself….
New Department of Education data shows rising default rates on federal loans to parents. College Debt Total outstanding college debt is estimated at $1 trillion dollars – and with costs still soaring, the burden on…
Complaint Snapshot Report Shows Military Consumers Not Seeing Protections They Earned The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) \says that servicemembers, veterans, and their families who complained to the Bureau about financial products or services have…
By: Susan Campbell Attention ladies! That rundown feeling you experienced last month just might have been the weight of the government balanced on your shoulders. Case in point: October’s government shutdown is over – for…
Marketer of Internet-Connected Home Security Video Cameras Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Protect Consumers’ Privacy Hundreds of Camera Feeds for Home Security, Baby Monitoring Were Hacked, Posted Online A company that markets video cameras…
“They’re Not Treating Mom Well” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica, in collaboration with When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20 p.m., Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on…
by Lois Beckett A sign at the Babies “R” Us parking lot in Fairless Hills, Pa. The companies that sell information about how much money you make — and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying…
By: Lisa Chedekel A Litchfield residential care home has been ordered to hire a new manager, improve resident care and pay a $2,000 fine, after findings that administrators left residents hungry, denied them information about…
By: Colleen Shaddox Debbie Hardy, a home health care aide, is the reason that Frank Geraldino, 48, a paraplegic, is able to live in his Seymour apartment – rather than in a nursing facility. Hardy,…
Written by Olga Pierce (File, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) David Heath of the Center for Public Integrity recently investigated a new breed of corporate dental care chains that cater to low-income adults and children. Heath collaborated with…
Foreclosure Fail: Study Pins Blame on Big Banks A study by government and academic researchers finds that approximately 800,000 homeowners missed out on mortgage modifications because of big banks’ poor performance. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo) Written…
Cedar, Cinnamon, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, and Clove Oil? There’s No Proof They Will Eradicate Bed Bugs, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations,…
Written by Magaly Olivero Residents in Hartford’s Northeast and Upper Albany areas lead shorter and sicker lives than people in the West End. African American and Hispanic males in New Haven’s poor neighborhoods are at…
CtWatchdog.com is one of 21 websites chosen by a panel judges as the best consumer internet sites in the world reporting on consumer and health issues. “I am pleased to inform you that CT Watchdog has…