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Blog Posts By:

Patricia Kelmar,
Director, Health Care Campaigns

Why you can now have faith in good faith estimates

7/26/2022

Here are the steps to getting a written good faith estimate before receiving scheduled medical care. 

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UPDATE: Patients have the right to written estimates before getting their health care.

7/26/2022
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UPDATE: Health plans now required to post the prices they pay for health care and why it matters.

7/19/2022
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UPDATE: Americans are still getting surprise medical bills, despite new protections in place

7/13/2022
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UPDATE: Many older Americans experience preventable harm when hospitalized

7/6/2022
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UPDATE: Many older Americans experience preventable harm when hospitalized

7/6/2022
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UPDATE: New consumer tips released to help Americans to erase paid medical debt from credit reports.

6/30/2022
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How to make sure your credit reports don’t include paid medical debt

6/28/2022

Medical debt, even when it is paid off, remained on credit reports for up to seven years. That's about to change. Here's how to make sure paid medical debt doesn't lower your credit score.

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UPDATE: Calling for greater transparency of cost of drug trials to challenge claims by drug companies

6/22/2022
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UPDATE: Consumer groups, health experts call for better oversight for certain approved medications

6/7/2022
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