Video 07.10.2020
Consumers First on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Video
Consumers First on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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Comment 07.10.2020
Consumers First Comment Letter to the Federal Government on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
Consumers First is an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, children, employers, labor unions, and primary care working to change the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health care system. Our…
Comment 04.29.2020
Consumers First Letter to Congress Urging Action on COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health and economic crisis in the United States. Three months after the U.S. made its first COVID-19 diagnosis, more than a million people have contracted the virus,…
Insights Column 03.11.2020
We’re Focusing on the Wrong Things to Reduce Health Care Costs
In early January, there were two major stories regarding unsuccessful efforts to control health care costs that came out the same day. One involved a disappointing, narrow evaluation of a small program serving several…
Comment 01.30.2020
Consumers First Comments on Proposed Transparency in Coverage Rule
Consumers First, an alliance representing employers, providers, consumer organizations, and workers, recently submitted this comment letter to CMS regarding the Transparency in Coverage proposed rule. Consumers First believes price and quality transparency are critical…
Comment 01.10.2020
Consumers First Letter Urging Action on Prescription Drugs
Consumers First, an alliance representing employers, providers, consumer organizations, and workers, recently sent this letter to Capitol Hill, urging Congress to advance a number of bipartisan proposals to tackle the high and rising costs…
Comment 10.07.2019
Consumers First Comments on Proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) Rule
The Consumers First steering committee submitted these comments on CMS’s Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) rule. The policy changes reflected in this comment letter represent an important step toward realigning…
Comment 10.07.2019
Consumers First Comments on Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule
The policy changes reflected in this comment letter represent an important step toward realigning the fundamental economic incentives in the health care system to truly meet the needs of all families, children, seniors and…
Policy Agenda 07.31.2019
Consumers First Policy Agenda
In May 2019, Consumers First released its Call to Action which identified six underlying distortions in the health care system that need immediate policy action. Those six focus areas are: Distortions in Prescription Drug Prices Distortions…
Social Toolkit 05.22.2019
Consumers First Launch Social Media Toolkit