Originally appeared in Las Vegas Sun. More than 3 million people living in Nevada depend on hospitals during their time of need. Like most Americans, Nevadans turn to these...
This letter to the editor originally appeared in The Baltimore Sun. Maryland has one of the highest rates of HIV-positive patients in the country. Unfortunately, a proposal from the...
For Immediate Release August 5, 2020 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org WASHINGTON — Consumers for Quality Care (CQC), a coalition of advocates and former policy makers working to provide a voice for...
Read the full op-ed in Morning Consult The coronavirus pandemic hit the nation hard and fast, infecting Americans from coast to coast, overwhelming health care systems and wreaking havoc...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2020 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org WASHINGTON – Today, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2020 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org WASHINGTON – Nine patient advocacy organizations today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging...
Originally appeared on Morning Consult. No one in this country should be surprised that COVID-19 is having a disproportionately deadly effect on communities of color in the United States....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2020 Consumers for Quality Care (CQC), a coalition of advocates and former policy makers who provide a voice for patients, issued the following statement...
This letter to the editor originally appeared in The Fayetteville Observer. In the middle of a public health crisis, we must ensure everyone is able to access treatment. That...
Originally appeared in Roll Call. Tens of millions of Americans are expected to contract COVID-19. Across the country, people are facing unprecedented challenges, particularly financial. Already, more than half of Americans...
We are glad to see that Congress is finally taking action to address surprise medical bills. Now, we must make sure that insurance companies actually implement this long overdue legislation. consumers4qualitycare.org/congress-bans-most-surprise-medical-bills/
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As part of a massive year-end spending package, Congress passed a bill that included language to ban surprise medical billing, according to the New York Times. Most surprise medical...Insurers are still not doing their part to protect patients from surprise bills for COVID-19 testing, which under federal law insurers must cover. This is unacceptable, and our leaders must hold insurance companies accountable for this failure.
Tennessee’s proposed changes to its Medicaid program are undoubtedly bad for consumers. This waiver will reduce access to quality and affordable health care for the most vulnerable, like pregnant women and children. We stand opposed to this proposal. consumers4qualitycare.org/news_room/consumers-for-quality-care-disappointed-in-federal-approval-o...
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Consumers for Quality Care Disappointed in Federal Approval of Tennessee Medicaid Waiver By Consumers For Quality Care, on January 12, 2021 For Immediate Release January 12, 2021 Contact: Press@Consumers4QualityCare.org The waiver threatens access to care for Tennessee’s most vulnerable, sets dang...Junk health plans, which don’t comply with protections under the ACA, continue to pose a danger for too many Americans, leaving them without coverage when they need it most. We urge President-elect Joe Biden to have a plan to eliminate or, at the very least, crack down on these dangerous plans. consumers4qualitycare.org/buying-health-care-coverage-beware-of-junk-plans/
Buying Health Care Coverage? Beware Of “Junk” Plans | Consumers for Quality Care
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According to a report by Kaiser Health News (KHN), consumer advocates are sounding the alarm on health care coverage that doesn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Sometimes...60 Minutes reported that hospital monopolies are driving up health care costs for consumers. Hospitals must stop these anti-consumer practices that put profits over patients. consumers4qualitycare.org/hospital-monopolies-drive-up-health-care-costs/
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A CBS News 60 Minutes report from Lesley Stahl pulls the curtain back on business practices that are driving up health care prices, including the practices of one Sacramento...