Letters & Testimony
Comments to the FTC on fake reviews and endorsements, ANPR, P214504
U.S. PIRG’s comment on Federal Insurance Office (FIO) climate-related data collection plan
U.S. PIRG submitted supportive comments and recommendations for a proposed FIO plan to collect data to assess the impact of climate change on the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance.
How to improve health plan network directories
U.S. PIRG submitted our ideas on how to make a national directory of health care providers work for consumers and patients.
Banks, consumer groups support closing industrial loan company (ILC) loophole
Letter to AQCC calling for a stronger ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP)
On Nov. 29, CoPIRG Foundation and 17 coalition partners submitted a letter to the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) calling on the agency to make a strong plan that will truly address the harmful levels of ozone pollution on Colorado's Front Range.
PIRG’s comments to the FTC on its big data rulemaking
The FTC should write rules reining in how companies collect, sell and use our data.
High cost of Xtandi, treatment for prostate cancer, could be solved using “March-In” rights
It's been one year since four patients living with prostate cancer asked the federal government to use its "March-In" rights to bring down the costs of Xtandi. We're still waiting for an answer. PIRG followed up with this request.
Advocates to grocers: stop digital discrimination
A coalition of national consumer organizations is urging leading supermarket chains to stop discriminating against senior citizens and low income shoppers who cannot take advantage of a new wave of advertised digital-only in-store discounts because millions of them do not have internet access or smartphones.
Patients will be getting price estimates for health services, but when?
Patients deserve to know the prices of their health care in advance of treatment.