CQC

Consumers for Quality Care provides a voice for consumers to ensure that patients remain at the front of the health care debate.

[CQC @4qualitycare]

This week we launched our latest round of hospital scorecards. Every state earned an “F” for putting profits over patients. #HospitalFail

Read your state’s scorecard here: https://t.co/I45pDtxju2

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Medical debt is almost always the result of unfair billing practices that put profits over patients.

The No Suprises Act and efforts to address these billing practices are welcome steps to fixing medical debt’s root causes.

https://t.co/cpzkeebm29

[CQC @4qualitycare]

This week, more than 97,000 CT residents will find out all or some of their medical debt has been forgiven. Debt relief is a positive step. The next step: fixing the causes of medical debt in the first place.

https://t.co/OnSwjpcLoq

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Hospital consolidation increases patient costs.

According to reports from Families USA and the Paragon Health Institute, hospital systems have leveraged their market dominance to increase prices and insurance payouts.

https://t.co/LSi6tY1P9a

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Autoenrollment for Medicare Advantage would strain in-network providers and create more prior authorization abuse, raising costs for patients and deepening the pockets of health care executives.

https://t.co/iClGIiFryl

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Three not-for-profit hospital systems in New Jersey awarded bonuses of up to 75% to their executives, totaling $15 million, all while patients struggle to keep up with healthcare costs.

https://t.co/d35OK2S88w

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

NEW ANALYSIS: A small number of big corporate hospital systems control the majority of hospital care — and they're charging whatever they want. We released an analysis on unchecked hospital consolidation and what Congress can do about it. Watch the breakdown of our key findings.

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Healthcare costs remain the top economic concern heading into midterms, with 64% of Americans worried about affording care. ½ of insured adults say lower out-of-pocket costs is the most important change they want. People want action.
https://t.co/fm1INpvDuA

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Millions of Americans are stuck between raising children and caring for aging parents. CQC board member @jason_r_DC is testifying in front of the Senate Committee on Aging about commonsense reforms to help family caregivers.

https://t.co/TmwoZKjoC1

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Nebraska became the first state to implement new Medicaid work requirements passed under the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Between 20,000 and 40,000 people are expected to be dropped from Medicaid, potentially causing strain on the state’s health system.

https://t.co/eeWDKuUTkn

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Nearly half of all denied health insurance claims were reversed when sent to independent clinical experts. Prior authorization is not only inefficient, but many patients are forced to wait and appeal decisions with dwindling time.

https://t.co/7yNyGw1oup

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Medicare Advantage plans may see decreased benefits in 2027. CMS signaled that it will raise payments to insurance companies, but many providers fear that it won’t be enough to maintain benefits for patients.

https://t.co/gg9H4QUYkZ

[CQC @4qualitycare]

New CMS rules rolled back several consumer protections for MA. Protections on the chopping block are a notice of unused benefits, limits on the use of superlatives in marketing, and clear separation between educational and marketing events.

https://t.co/Mq1CeBK5jS

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Consolidation in health care causes higher prices and worse care. As hospital systems crowd out competition, they negotiate with insurers to set their own prices, operating without transparency.

Is this patient-first or profit-first?

https://t.co/Fy7I5fiaar

[CQC @4qualitycare]

In Wisconsin, hospital costs are rising three times faster than incomes. This disparity between earnings and prices drastically reduces affordability and availability. #HospitalFail

https://t.co/Sa7RouIP41

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) was designed to protect consumers. However, large insurer conglomerates (who also own PBMs) have turned it into a profit-maximizing loophole.

Learn more ⤵️ @EdWorkforceCmte

https://t.co/qYCNUYEkKS

[CQC @4qualitycare]

UnitedHealth Group is falling beneath the required 85% MLR rate, even after 39.5 BILLION in intercompany eliminations (up from 11.1 billion in 2016).

https://t.co/N180myGsNu

[CQC @4qualitycare]

As the American Hospital Association convenes in Washington, DC for its annual membership meeting, CQC urges Congress to hold nonprofit hospitals accountable for putting profits over patients. Check out our #HospitalFail scorecards to learn more:

https://t.co/I45pDtxju2

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Since 2010, Virginia hospitals brought 1.15 MILLION lawsuits against patients, generating more than 400,000 garnishments for medical debts. Aggressive debt collection practices, driven by hidden fees, predatory contracts, and high interest ruins lives.
https://t.co/zeK6i6uBa4

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Insurance red tape is a big, unnecessary burden on rural hospitals. Rural hospitals already navigate workforce shortages and rising supply costs; delayed insurance payouts exacerbate the problem.

https://t.co/2cU54H3iHK

[CQC @4qualitycare]

Prior authorization requirements delay patient care, needlessly worsening health conditions and costing lives.

https://t.co/MpJUwvr7Vd