Kelmar
Patricia
Kelmar
Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Kelmar
Patricia
New case study shows patients who shop around could save thousands in hospital bills
Price transparency rules offer benefits, challenges
STATEMENT: Medicare drug price negotiation will result in dramatic savings for patients
By February 1, 2025, CMS will select up to 15 additional drugs covered under Medicare Part D for negotiation.
Lower drug prices for Medicare patients to save $6 billion
(Webinar synopsis) Ambulance emergency: Time to remedy ambulance surprise billing
Expert advisory committee soon to release report for Congressional solutions
It’s time to end ambulance surprise billing
Expert advisory committee soon to release report for Congressional solutions to ambulance surprise billing.
Ambulance emergency: Time to remedy ambulance surprise billing
When you need emergency transportation, will the ambulance bill end up causing more distress? Hear from experts on ambulance surprise bills about how to solve this problem on the state and federal level.
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STATEMENT: CFPB proposes to erase medical debt from credit reports
U.S. PIRG, other advocates say patients shouldn’t be penalized by a bad credit score
How the FDA will make diagnostic tests safer.
The FDA issued rules to improve diagnostic accuracy of laboratory developed tests. Patients and their doctors must be able to rely on tests to identify proper treatment.
