How We Rank

We want to be straight about how the companies and products on thehealthread are chosen and ordered.

Many of the companies and products featured on thehealthread are ones from which we receive compensation. We generally earn money only when readers take action, and that compensation is part of how this site stays free to use.

Rankings and placements are influenced by a mix of factors: the reputation of the product or company, reader interest and engagement, conversion and success rates, and the compensation we receive. As a result, compensation may affect the order, ratings, scores, and prominence of the listings you see.

We do not — and cannot — cover every product, brand, or offer available in a given category. The absence of a product is not a judgment about it.

Where we share an opinion or a verdict, it is our own.