FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2024 Contact: Press@Consumers4QualityCare.org CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: South Dakota Nonprofit Hospitals Earn a #HospitalFail WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across...
For Immediate Release January 8, 2024 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Consumers for Quality Care Issues Statement on 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers for...
As charities, nonprofit hospitals are exempt from paying most taxes. In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals are expected to provide tangible benefits to the public. And if they...
For Immediate Release December 13, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Consumers for Quality Care Issues Statement on House Passage of Lower Costs, More Transparency Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Consumers...
Re: “Northwestern, UChicago tax breaks under scrutiny in new report” (Aug. 14): Nonprofit hospitals deserve more scrutiny than they tend to receive. As nonprofits, these hospitals are exempt from paying most...
Although it’s often said that we live in a post-truth society, some ideas are so self-evidently true they remain uncontested. No one would argue that nonprofit organizations should engage...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Consumers for Quality Care Announces 35th Partner Organization, the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health The think tank is dedicated...
Many of Wisconsin’s hospitals are nonprofit organizations. These institutions receive significant tax breaks at the federal, state and local levels with the expectation that they will operate like charities,...
For Immediate Release October 16, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org CQC Warns Consumers About Harmful Hospital Practices & Medical Debt During Health Literacy Month Consumers for Quality Care is shining...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Chronic Disease Coalition Joins Consumers for Quality Care The organization, which is dedicated to empowering patients with chronic illnesses and...
Curbing Medicaid Disenrollment and Protecting Vulnerable Populations | Consumers for Quality Care
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a now expired federal emergency declaration prevented states from removing patients from the Medicaid system, even if they no longer met the program’s eligibility requi...
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A study published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association, and reported by Healthcare Dive, found huge disparities in what consumers covered by Humana Insurance across various...
New Survey Highlights America’s Medical Debt Crisis | Consumers for Quality Care
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A new report is highlighting the depths of America’s medical debt crisis, which often leads to consumers delaying care for fear of going further into medical debt, according to...
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One of America’s most famous hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic, is under scrutiny for how little charity care it provides to consumers, according to Axios. In 2021, the Cleveland Clinic...
Michigan County Aims to Wipe Millions in Medical Debt | Consumers for Quality Care
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Oakland County, Michigan is partnering with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to use $2 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to eliminate medical debt...