
PIRG urges agency to protect patients from harmful credit reports
Bills owed for medical care are not indicators of poor spending behaviors
PIRG urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue rules to protect patients with medical debt from harmful effects of a negative credit report.
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Patricia Kelmar
Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Patricia directs the health care campaign work for U.S. PIRG and provides support to our state offices for state-based health initiatives. Her prior roles include senior policy advisor at NJ Health Care Quality Institute, associate state director at AARP New Jersey and consumer advocate at NJPIRG. She was appointed to the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee in 2022 and works with patient advocates across the U.S. Patricia enjoys walking along the Potomac River and sharing her love of books with friends and family around the world.