Health care
Americans are spending way too much on health care, and getting far too little in return. Together we can bring down the cost of prescription drugs, prevent surprise medical bills, get providers to rein in skyrocketing costs, and more.
The Latest on Health care
STATEMENT: Bill addressing high prescription drug prices passes House
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Updates
Washington joins 15 other states by enacting ambulance surprise billing protections
PIRG campaign to pass Lower Costs, More Transparency Act advances
MA senate passes bill to lower prescription drug prices
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Release: New consumer guide warns against use of ‘medical credit cards’
Payment method can worsen financial burden on patients already struggling to pay for health care
About time we reined in skyrocketing prices for prescription drugs
Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate prescription drug prices is a start, more reforms are needed.
Lower prices coming for 10 of the most expensive prescription drugs
8 million patients to benefit from negotiations
Why doctors’ offices bill patients as if they’re in a hospital – and why that should stop.
A site-neutral payment system would protect people from hospital prices in doctor's offices and save billions of dollars.
