PNHP

During each of the first six months of 2020, PNHP will focus on a specific, concrete “kitchen table” issue that requires fundamental reform (like single payer), not minor tweaks (like a public option). See below for materials related to this month’s issue, surprise billing, and scroll to the bottom for a list of future topics.

Surprise medical bills (January 2020)

More than half of Americans say they’ve been hit with a “surprise” medical bill that they thought would have been covered by insurance. These bills are more than just an inconvenience; they can stretch family budgets to the breaking point and the fear of surprise medical bills can cause patients to avoid seeking care in the first place.

We encourage you to share the materials below with your colleagues, family members, friends, and neighbors during the month of January to remind them that surprise billing is a kitchen table issue…and Medicare for All is the only real solution.

Complete surprise billing toolkit

If you need assistance with events or actions, contact the PNHP organizing team at organizer@pnhp.org. For help with messaging materials, contact PNHP communications specialist Clare Fauke at clare@pnhp.org.

If you would like to provide expertise or help develop materials for future Kitchen Table topics, please contact PNHP Strategy Committee co-coordinator Dr. Ed Weisbart at pnhpmo@gmail.com.

Video: Dr. Farzon Nahvi on surprise billing

Podcast: Dr. Mark Krasnoff on surprise billing

Webinar: Dr. Mark Krasnoff answers member questions

Coming soon.

Member writing

Future topics

Stay tuned for additional topics throughout the first half of 2020:

  • Racial health inequities (February)
  • Rural health (March)
  • High drug prices (April)
  • Maternal and reproductive health (May)
  • Substance abuse and opiods (June)