PIRG urges agency to remove medical debt from credit reports
PIRG submitted comments supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule to prevent medical debt from appearing on credit reports sent to creditors.
Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing Legislative Agenda
The coalition’s member organizations are Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Families USA, Health Access California, Pennsylvania Health Access Network, Public Citizen, and PIRG.
PIRG urges agency to protect patients from harmful credit reports
PIRG urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue rules to protect patients with medical debt from harmful effects of a negative credit report.
Amicus brief in Sidibe v. Sutter Health alleging anti-competitive practices that raised health prices
The brief, entered into the record in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on October 7, 2022, sides with the insured members of the class action, pointing to specific anti-competitive contracting provisions which have driven up costs for the insured patients using the Sutter Health system in California.