In Memoriam: Dave Durenberger (1934-2023) U.S. Senator (R-Minn., 1978 – 1994)
A personal tribute to a respected Congressional health care leader who valued bipartisan solutions to America's challenges.
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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.
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Surprise Medical Bills: Get the facts on the No Surprises Act
Over 12 million surprise medical bills have been prevented since the federal No Surprises Act went into effect last year. However, states can still play an important role in ensuring patients are better protected from unfair, unavoidable out-of-network medical bills.
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NEWS RELEASE: National solution needed to put breaks on ambulance surprise bills
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New data show little progress to reduce antibiotic overuse in meat production, a practice that can breed drug-resistant superbugs.
Have you ever received an ambulance surprise bill?
The new law protecting you from surprise bills doesn’t cover ambulances. Your story could help us change that.
It’s difficult to choose a new doctor
The government is considering a first-of-its-kind national directory of health care providers. Here are our ideas on how to make that directory work for us.
Frustrated trying to pick doctors in your health plan? Changes might be coming.
Provider network directors are often unreliable and incomplete. How can we change that?