Dallas Morning News runs PRA op-ed calling for new congress to pass healthcare price transparency.
The Dallas Morning News ran an op-ed written by Cynthia Fisher, founder and chairman of PatientRightsAdvocate.org calling for the new Congress to come together and achieve an earlier bipartisan victory by addressing one of the most pressing issues facing all Americans: the healthcare cost crisis.
In her op-ed, Cynthia argues:
“The health care fix that receives the broadest bipartisan support is health care price transparency, which is supported by a supermajority of nearly 90% of Americans. By codifying and bolstering a federal hospital price transparency rule into law, Congress can empower Americans to substantially reduce their health care costs through choice and competition.
Addressing runaway health care costs is urgently needed. Recently, the Labor Department revealed that the cost of health insurance rose by 20.6% over the previous year, nearly three times the overall inflation rate. Last month, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced that the average annual employer-sponsored family health care premium reached $22,463 in 2022, nearly one-third of the nation’s median household income.”
Read the full op-ed HERE