Traveling this weekend? Know your new rights! Hat tip to Teresa Dixon Murray U.S. PIRG pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Learn everything you need to know about ambulance #surprisebilling before the federal advisory committee releases its report later this month! Register at tinyurl.com/2ee5strc

With greater use of AI in denying health claims, people should know this: “By starting the process, there’s a greater likelihood that a human being is going to look at that claim and make a determination,” says Kelmar. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Happy birthday to the consumerfinance.gov !🎂 An agency full of energy and good work for consumers. It's working to helping folks deal with problems of #medicaldebt & more. U.S. PIRG pirg.org/articles/the-c…

It’s time to end ambulance surprise billing. If you missed it, it's not too late to watch the webinar to answer your questions about why folks still get ambulance #surprisebills and what Congress should do about it. pirg.org/edfund/article…

Update! Looks like it will be around 8:30 central this morning ... fighting ambulance #surprisebills one by one. That's why we need federal consumer protections!

Time to get the scoop on what a facility fee is doing on your doctor's bill...and what to do about it! U.S. PIRG

It's a big day for $ savings for patients & our federal budget. With the power of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris Administration have negotiated lower prices for important Rx drugs. consumeraffairs.com/news/prices-of…

Today marks a significant step toward lower Rx drug prices. The President announced lower prices for ten important costly medications. #lowerdrugprices #IRA consumeraffairs.com/news/prices-of…

Hopefully you didn't miss the latest massive data breach which likely involved every single one of us. Check out @TeresaMurray of U.S. PIRG tips on how to FREEZE your credit. Don't be a target. Make a call today! pirg.org/edfund/article…

It's why manufacturers need to ratchet back their reliance on plastics. Scary stuff. @PIRG pirg.org/articles/heres…

Excited to see CALPIRG getting closer to protecting consumers from #medicaldebt on credit reports! pirg.org/california/art…

A hand resource for see how the courts are being used to try to overturn important drug price savings measures.

After we win an important consumer protection, it's important to track whether the industry is complying. We found mixed results in Dallas. #hospitalpricetransparency pirg.org/texas/resource…

The answer? Hospitals are only doing ok. Hospital price transparency helps consumers find the best prices. But it's difficult for patients, in Dallas and beyond, to find and compare prices

It's a issue I've featured in my InvestigateTV consumer costly care series over a year ago: Surprise ambulance bills. This week, the Advisory committee published their detailed report to help solve the problem. Read it here: cms.gov/files/document… Patricia Kelmar U.S. PIRG

We have been waiting since we finished our work in March. But the long awaited report on recommendations to Congress on solutions to ambulance #surprisebills has been posted! Read it today. cms.gov/files/document…

Patients across the country deserve protection from ambulance #SurpriseBills. Families USA appreciates the work of the committee, especially the consumer & patient representatives on this issue. As policymakers and other stakeholders review the committee's recommendations, we

An easy run down on the need for ambulance #surprisebilling protections by Maya Goldman Time for Congress to enact the recommendations from the Advisory Committee. For the good of patients and emergency transportation & services professionals. axios.com/2024/09/12/amb…