At the Committee to Protect Health Care, we believe that everyone deserves access to quality, affordable health care. We fight to remove barriers to care and make sure every patient, regardless of background or income, has access to the high-quality care they deserve.
Our work focuses on making health care affordable and equitable for every American.
Patients cannot achieve financial stability or maintain their health without affordable care—something our network of 36,000+ doctors understands firsthand.
Physicians, along with our team of organizing and communications staff, leverage our expertise to respond to legislative opportunities to help bring down health care costs and barriers to care across states. We work in statewide coalitions to help drive immediate policy wins and advance long-term progress for health care affordability.
We’re actively engaging in federal legislative advocacy to drive bipartisan solutions that lower health care costs and expand access, including a proposal to establish site-neutral payments to ensure patients no longer pay more for care just because they receive it at a hospital. Through meetings with Congress, digital ads, and earned media, we’re laying the groundwork for meaningful reform.
Prescription drugs only work when patients can afford them, and doctors know too well that, right now, too many patients can’t.
We’ve worked to create and help implement Prescription Drug Affordability Boards in states like Colorado and Minnesota that are setting upper payment limits on needed prescriptions so that patients can actually access the lifesaving drugs they need.
It’s not just prescription drug costs and insurance premiums that are putting the squeeze on patients — another lesser known contributor to rising health care costs are facility fees.
These are often hidden charges tacked on to a patient’s bill simply because they received care at a facility owned or operated by a hospital system. We’re working to rein in these unfair fees so that patients aren’t blindsided by higher costs and dissuaded from seeking needed care.
Medicaid expansion is one of the most effective ways to ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to quality health care.
States that have expanded Medicaid have seen significant reductions in uninsured rates, improved health outcomes, and stronger rural hospitals. We are working to expand Medicaid in more states, ensuring that millions of Americans can get the care they need without facing financial ruin.
Every patient deserves access to affordable, high-quality health care, no matter where they live or how much they earn. That’s why we’re advocating for public health care options that give patients more choices and lower costs.
By creating state-based public health insurance plans, we can introduce much-needed competition, drive down prices, and provide a safety net for those who can’t afford private insurance.
Prescription drugs only work when patients can afford them, and doctors know too well that, right now, too many patients can’t.
We’ve worked to create and help implement Prescription Drug Affordability Boards in states like Colorado and Minnesota that are setting upper payment limits on needed prescriptions so that patients can actually access the lifesaving drugs they need.
It’s not just prescription drug costs and insurance premiums that are putting the squeeze on patients — another lesser known contributor to rising health care costs are facility fees.
These are often hidden charges tacked on to a patient’s bill simply because they received care at a facility owned or operated by a hospital system. We’re working to rein in these unfair fees so that patients aren’t blindsided by higher costs and dissuaded from seeking needed care.
Medicaid expansion is one of the most effective ways to ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to quality health care.
States that have expanded Medicaid have seen significant reductions in uninsured rates, improved health outcomes, and stronger rural hospitals. We are working to expand Medicaid in more states, ensuring that millions of Americans can get the care they need without facing financial ruin.
Every patient deserves access to affordable, high-quality health care, no matter where they live or how much they earn. That’s why we’re advocating for public health care options that give patients more choices and lower costs.
By creating state-based public health insurance plans, we can introduce much-needed competition, drive down prices, and provide a safety net for those who can’t afford private insurance.
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