Cut Consumer Costs

Consumers for Quality Care Delivers “Cut Consumer Costs Guide” to Presidential Candidates, Highlighting Health Care Changes Consumers Want

WASHINGTON – Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) has prepared and distributed a “Cut Consumer Costs” Guide to the Democratic presidential candidates. The guide is intended to give candidates and decisionmakers a clearer understanding of how they can help lower consumer costs and increase transparency in the health care system. The guide is accompanied by real…

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Op-ed: Cut Consumer Health Care Costs

Read the full op-ed from Donna Christensen on Morning Consult. “As the courts and lawmakers continue to argue about the future of America’s health care system, one thing is for sure: More people today are covered by health insurance than ever before. But what that coverage includes is an entirely different story. Consumers are facing…