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    Monitoring Nursing Home Quality

    Consumers Union held a press conference about the results of its “Nursing Home Quality Monitor” scheduled for release in the September 2006 issue of Consumer Reports. Participants talked abo…

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    Deregulation and Northeast Blackout Briefing

    Consumer advocates spoke to reporters about an effort to improve the reliability of electric distribution, recent power outages in the Northeast, and the impact of energy industry deregulati…

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    Patient Bill of Rights

    the consumer advocate group Consumers Union held this press conference to address the problems in the patient protection bills pending in the Congress and the likelihood of the bill’s passag…

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    AT&T and Media One Merger

    Consumers Union hosted a news conference where consumer advocate groups talked to reporters about a merger between AT&T and Media One. The consumer groups opposed the merger saying it would …

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    Financial Services Modernization Act

    Council members talked about financial services modernization legislation recently passed by the House. They talked about what the legislation will mean in terms of the sharing personal info…

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    Consumer Finance Reform in 106th Congress

    The panelists discussed the recent changes in the financial services marketplace and how they affect consumers. They focused on the mergers of several banks and companies and how consumers c…

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    Medicare HMOs Survey

    Consumer Reports previewed their publication of a study of 200 Medicare health maintenance organization plans and 1,200 supplemental coverage plans from around the U.S.

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    Cable Industry Rates

    Representatives of two consumer groups debated the 1996 Telecommunications Act and how it has affected cable rates and has impacted consumers across the United States.

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    Health Insurance Market

    Consumers Union representatives announced the release of a study which evaluates the health insurance market and reviews health care coverage and costs. They took questions from the press. T…

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