Updates
‘I’m very vocal’: Oregon woman speaks out against ‘ridiculous’ healthcare costs
At 70 years old, Phoebe lives in a small town in Oregon. She has spent decades navigating America’s healthcare…
We spend more, but are Americans healthier than people in other countries?
Americans spend nearly twice what residents in other high-income countries pay for healthcare.
Prescription drug prices rise in the U.S. but down elsewhere
Americans are paying more – sometimes a lot more – for brand-name medications while consumers in other high-income…
U.S. Supreme Court sides with consumers over Big Pharma
The pharmaceutical industry spent years fighting to overturn a 2022 law forcing drugmakers to negotiate Medicare drug…
No relief in sight: Americans are worried (some very worried) about high health care costs
For many years, survey research by health policy research firm KFF has found that the high cost of healthcare is a…
After a lifetime of hard work and hardship, Idaho man speaks up for affordable healthcare
For decades, Ged Randall worked some of the toughest jobs Idaho had to offer. He helped restore forests after logging…
Consumer voices helped persuade Oregon regulators to take deeper look into proposed hospital merger
After receiving comments from concerned consumers, including Voices for Affordable Health advocates…
Advocate Spotlight: Judy Wilkins
Insured, stable and still struggling: Judy Wilkins’ healthcare reality check Judy Wilkins has spent a lifetime doing…
With rising costs, many middle-aged Americans wait for care
With the expiration of tax credits that helped people buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, many…
Yes, it’s OK to talk to your doctor about money
We know health care is expensive. And we know that many Americans don’t fill a prescription or they skip a…