Episode 138: No Extra Care, Just Extra Costs: Facility Fees with Patricia Kelmar.

Patricia Kelmar, Senior Healthcare Campaigns Director for USPIRG, sits down with Andrea Caballero from Catalyst for Payment Reform to discuss one of the most pressing issues in healthcare affordability: facility fees. These hidden charges are adding significant costs to medical bills, even for routine visits and telehealth appointments. With her extensive background in patient safety and healthcare advocacy, Patricia shares her insights on how these fees are becoming more widespread and the policy efforts underway to combat them.

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Episode 138: No Extra Care, Just Extra Costs: Facility Fees with Patricia Kelmar. is an episode from Listening In (With Permission): Conversations About Today's Pressing Health Care Topics by Listening In (with Permission...).

This episode is 00:15:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2025.

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