How to improve health plan network directories
Choosing a new doctor isn't easy, but it should be.
U.S. PIRG submitted our ideas on how to make a national directory of health care providers work for consumers and patients.
The federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) is considering a first-of-its-kind national directory of health care providers. We submitted our ideas on how to make that directory work for consumers and patients.
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Patricia Kelmar
Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns, PIRG
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 director of health policy with the National Consumers League, senior policy advisor at NJ Health Care Quality Institute, and consumer advocate at NJPIRG. She serves on the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Patricia enjoys walks along the Potomac River and sharing her love of books with her friends and family around the world.
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