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.

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

7/26/2022

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

7/19/2022

UPDATE: Americans are still getting surprise medical bills, despite new protections in place

7/13/2022

UPDATE: Many older Americans experience preventable harm when hospitalized

7/6/2022

UPDATE: Many older Americans experience preventable harm when hospitalized

7/6/2022

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

6/30/2022

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.

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

6/22/2022

UPDATE: Consumer groups, health experts call for better oversight for certain approved medications

6/7/2022

Blog Posts By:

Patricia Kelmar, Director, Health Care Campaigns

Patricia Kelmar,
Director, Health Care Campaigns