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Get Safe, Effective Care for a Fair Price You may not realize it, but you play a role in getting care that is effective, safe and fairly priced. Here…

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Jun 2023

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Allergy Tests

When you need them—and when you don’t <PDF versions Skin or blood tests, when combined with a doctor’s examination and your medical history, can help determine if you’re truly allergic…

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North Carolina Choosing Wisely

Welcome Many experts agree that the current way health care is delivered in the United States contains too much waste - with some stating that as much as 30 percent…

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Jun 2023

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Getting Started with Making Healthy Choices

We have something for your employees. It’s independent, evidence-based, complimentary, and from Consumer Reports. It’s called Making Healthy Choices. It’s advice on how to be a smart consumer in today’s health-care marketplace,…

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Making Healthy Choices

Welcome It’s essential that you and your family become informed consumers of health care to help ensure you receive the best care. Research shows that patients who have a good…

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Jun 2023

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In Depth: Antibiotics

Antibiotics: Do They Help or Do They Harm? Antibiotics have saved millions of lives. But now we're using them when we don't need them, like for coughs and sore…

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Jun 2023

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In-Depth: Medical Tests Before Surgery

When You Do, and Don't, Need Pre-Op Tests Doctors often order medical tests for patients before surgery. These are called pre-operative or “pre-op” tests. They include chest X-rays, blood…

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Jun 2023

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Union Plus

Welcome to the Union Plus collaboration with Consumer Reports Union Plus is brought to you by Union Privilege, established by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to deliver Union Plus consumer benefit programs…

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Jun 2023

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Recent Additions to Consumer Health Choices

Recent Additions to Consumer Health Choices We’re always expanding our campaigns. Here are the latest updates to our catalog. As of June 30, 2022 From the Choosing Wisely campaign Treating Heartburn and GERD (AGA) Spanish Colonoscopy…

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NSAIDs

NSAIDs Campaign Series: Best Buy Drugs Medical Category: Drugs Article Type: Price Guide Language: English, Spanish Format: PDF, Video Most recent update: 08/09/2022 The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequently used medicines to treat…