Many of Virginia’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 July 18, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Kentucky, Virginia, and Wisconsin Receive #HospitalFail from Consumers for Quality Care Nonprofit hospitals in the states are prioritizing profits over...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2023 Contact: Press@Consumers4QualityCare.org CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: Wisconsin Nonprofit Hospitals Earn a #HospitalFail WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2023 Contact: Press@Consumers4QualityCare.org CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: Virginia Nonprofit Hospitals Earn a #HospitalFail WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2023 Contact: Press@Consumers4QualityCare.org CQC Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard: Kentucky Nonprofit Hospitals Earn a #HospitalFail WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across the...
Across the country, hospitals are acting like big businesses with one thing in mind: profits. From mergers and acquisitions that leave longtime patients out in the cold, to nonprofit...
The health care landscape is in flux. The Inflation Reduction Act is kicking in and aims to lower drug prices while Congress continues to think through additional pricing measures....
For Immediate Release May 25, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Consumers for Quality Care Applauds Senate Sponsorship of the HELP Copays Act CQC applauds U.S. Senators Kaine, Marshall, Murkowski, Markey,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Joins Consumers for Quality Care’s Growing Coalition The Foundation is dedicated to finding cures for IBD...
For Immediate Release April 24, 2023 Contact: press@consumers4qualitycare.org CQC Calls on 118th Congress to Hold Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable to Patients and Taxpayers As the American Hospital Association Annual...
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...