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    CR Digital Archive

    August 2020

    Special Report

    When Your Insurer Drops Your Prescription Drug
    The number of drugs insurers have stopped covering has skyrocketed, making meds unaffordable to some who desperately need them

    Features

    Simple Home Maintenance Jobs to Do Now
    Keep appliances and other household items working better—and longer

    DIY Basics: Easy Home Upgrades
    These small home improvements for your toilet, kitchen faucet, and floors can yield big rewards
    Outdoor Home Fixes You Can Do in a Weekend
    Tackle these tasks while the weather is warm
    3 Quick and Easy Decluttering Tips for Your Home
    All it takes is a few minutes to bring more order and neatness to your home

    CR Health

    Why Frozen Meals Are Now Hot
    Frozen entrées have gotten a healthy makeover. CR ate and rated 30 of them to find out if you should stock up.
    How Processing Changes Strawberries' Health Benefits
    Some products don't have much real fruit in them

    Departments

    Selling It
    Goofs, glitches, and gotchas spotted by our readers
    From Our President: Consumers Drive Change
    During these uncertain times, Consumer Reports will continue to fight for consumers and for a fair and safe marketplace
    Building a Better World, Together
    Join with us to make a safer, fairer, healthier marketplace

    The August 2020 issue of Consumer Reports provides the latest ratings and reviews plus rigorous reporting on issues that impact consumers. Consumer Reports is one of the most trusted sources for information and advice on consumer products and services, with more than 7 million paying members.
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