Resolving Consumer Problems
Follow the instructions and the steps so you use the product for its intended purpose.
What is The Third Step of Resolving Consumer Problems?
Handles complaints about local sellers like disputes about truth-in-advertising complaints and resolutions.
What is the Better Business Bureau?
Acupuncture and herbal treatments.
What are non-traditional healthcare options?
A sale of worthless products or services that incorrectly claim to solve health problems.
What is Health Fraud?
Make sure to put the product back to how it originally looked and make sure to follow the manufacturer’s return instructions. You might have to write the letter to explain the problem with the product and to request for a replacement or a refund of your money. Make sure you date your letter and keep your files, along with a shipping receipt to prove that you returned the product.
What is The Fifth Step of Resolving Consumer Problems?
Checks that food and medicine products are properly labeled and packaged.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
When someone is unsure of a doctor's professional opinion, and seeks help elsewhere.
What is referring to another healthcare professional?
Media like television or magazines and newspapers.
What Are Things That Promote Health Fraud?
If the product has instructions, read the instructions because you could end up breaking the product and If the product has a warranty, make sure the product is in the package or ask for a copy.
What is The Second Step of Resolving Consumer Problems?
Groups that take on consumer issues at every level.
What are Consumer Advocates?
When doctors and healthcare professionals do not meet professional standards.
What is malpractice?
People who are ill and desperate.
Who are the main victims of health fraud?
When searching for a product, find out what the store’s return policy is before deciding to make a purchase and make sure the product that you decide to purchase has a warranty.
What is The First Step of Resolving Consumer Problems?
A group that specializes in help consumers with their problems.
What is Consumer Reports?
When a doctor performs malpractice, and someone reports them.
What is reporting a doctor to the state licensing board?
Avoiding health fraud is easier than getting into health fraud and getting your money back if you are unsatisfied.
What is Let The Buyer Beware?
If you are using the product as how it’s meant to be used but it still doesn’t work how you were expecting it to work, consult the warranty to learn how you can return the product as you may be able to return the product. Some manufacturers might want the product returned directly to them.
What is The Fourth Step of Resolving Consumer Problems?
A group that finds dangerous products and gets them removed from the market.
What is the Consumer Products Safety Commissions (CPSC)?
This includes scheduling issues, not covering nontraditional approaches like acupuncture or herbal treatments, or not giving you a choice of doctors.
What are reasons to switch healthcare providers?
"Secret Formula", "Miracle Cure", "Overnight Results"
What are "red flag" phrases?