Healthcare Providers
Ratings & Advice
The latest ratings and advice for Washington, DC area healthcare providers.
Advice
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Aging In Place
- Back Pain: How to Avoid It
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Consumers’ Notebook
- Dealing with Unexpected Medical Bills
- Disposing of Unused Drugs
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Doctor Board Certification: Is Yours Certified? Does It Matter?
- Elder Villages
- Emergencies: Many 911 Centers Now Accept Texts
- Endodontists
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants
- Health Tracking Apps and Other Tech Might Be Invading Your Privacy
- Healthcare Cost Transparency Issues
- Help at Home for Seniors
- How to Make a New Fitness Plan
- Laser Eye Surgery
- Lead Exposure: Make Sure Your Contractor Follows the Law
- Medical Alert Devices
- Medical Research: Resources for Doing Your Own
- Medical Tests & Procedures: Efforts to Reduce Unnecessary Care
- Medicare Outpatient Loophole Puts Patients at Big Financial Risk
- Oral Surgeons
- Orthodontists
- Over-the-Counter Drug Prices
- Patient Advocates
- Pedodontists
- Periodontists
- Prosthodontists
- Sleep: 40 Tips to Help You Get 40 Winks
- Surgeon Ratings
- Teeth-Whitening Options
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
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Insuring Your Home
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Primary Care Physicians
Ratings to help you find essential help for your health.
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Hotel Intel
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Window Shopping
Want to improve your outlook? We have ratings of local installers for quality and price.
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Appliance Repair Guide
Fridge on the fritz? Oven burnt out? Our ratings will help you find a repair rescue.
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Buying Appliances
Getting what you want for the lowest price.
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Work Out Without Getting Worked Over
How to find the right fitness center.
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How to Make a New Fitness Plan
Strategies to help you make a commitment and stick with it.
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How to Get Better Sleep
40 tips for 40 winks.
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Bicycle Peddlers
How to choose the right bike and shop to get you rolling.
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Resale Revolution
Buying secondhand stuff saves money and helps the environment. Here’s how to do it.
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Buy Nothing, Get What You Need Anyway
The good, the bad, and the weird of the gift economy.
- Dealing with Unexpected Medical Bills
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