Reports

The 2011 Trouble in Toyland report is our 26th annual survey of toy safety. In this report, we provide safety guidelines for consumers when purchasing toys for young children and provide examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards.

When it comes to health care, there are few magic-bullet solutions for the many problems consumers face in the marketplace: insurers don’t compete for their business, leading to higher prices and lower quality.  Important information about coverage is buried in the fine print, making it hard to know what’s really covered or which plan is right.  And costs are continuing their unsustainable rise.

Yet there are policy solutions that can make a difference and give consumers a better deal on health care.  One of the most important of these is the creation of new state-based health insurance marketplaces, called exchanges.  These exchanges, authorized by 2010’s health reform law, offer the states the chance to address the twin problems of cost and quality, and help consumers get a fair shake when buying insurance.