Health care
Americans are spending way too much on health care, and getting far too little in return. Together we can bring down the cost of prescription drugs, prevent surprise medical bills, get providers to rein in skyrocketing costs, and more.
The Latest on Health care
Looking ahead: protecting the climate, nature and consumers in 2024
PIRG builds on campaign to improve hospital price transparency to drive down high prices in health care
Updates
Washington joins 15 other states by enacting ambulance surprise billing protections
PIRG campaign to pass Lower Costs, More Transparency Act advances
MA senate passes bill to lower prescription drug prices
Featured Resources
Outpatient outrage: Hospitals charge fees for care at the doctor’s office
A bad deal: Why you don’t want (medical credit) cards in your hand
Patient protections needed from medical credit cards
Did your insurance deny your health care claim? How to appeal.
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To improve health care affordability, we need to address high prices of Rx drugs and hospital care
MASSPIRG’s 2023-2024 Legislative Agenda
MASSPIRG is working to safeguard public health, protect consumers in the marketplace, transform our energy and transportation systems, reduce waste, remove toxic threats, curb wasteful spending, revitalize our democracy, and protect our environment.
McDonald’s sets targets for responsible antibiotic use in its global beef supply chain
Fast food giant sets targets for responsible antibiotic use in its global beef supply chain
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
US Food and Drug Administration must act to preserve life-saving antibiotics
The overuse of medically important antibiotics in US meat production leads to antibiotic resistant “superbugs” threatening our health & lifesaving antibiotics.
New report links beef raised with critically important antibiotics to McDonald’s
Investigative journalists allege U.S. beef producers use antibiotics World Health Organization deems most valuable to humans