“License to Kill” bills in New Jersey are as terrifying for consumers as they sound
S 2740 and A 4292, dubbed the “License to Kill” bills, would make regulating auto industries in the state of New Jersey, and protecting the safety of New Jersey consumers, much more difficult. Backed by unscrupulous auto dealers, the bills would drastically weaken the existing laws in the state that protect consumers from being defrauded and purchasing unsafe vehicles.

Health insurance tax would hit seniors hard
An approximate $22 billion health insurance tax (HIT) is scheduled to impact 20 million seniors and disabled individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage in 2020. In a letter, coalition advocates urged Congress to delay the HIT for 2020, otherwise millions of American seniors and others with health insurance coverage could face a major premium increase, including $500 in additional annual premiums for the typical Medicare Advantage couple.

Modernizing Medicare education tools empowers seniors
Coalition advocates urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue its efforts to improve and enhance the information and decision-making tools available to Medicare beneficiaries, in order to better enable seniors to make informed decisions and become active choosers in their health coverage.

Save retirement rule, advocacy groups urge lawmakers
Consumer Action joined its allies in the Save Our Retirement coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership objecting to an effort to roll back Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary protections through a rider on the current spending bill.

Bill would damage credit scores of million of consumers
Consumer Action joined the National Consumer Law Center and other organizations in opposition to HR 435—legislation that would reduce consumers’ control over their own data by preempting state and federal privacy protections, damage the credit scores of millions of consumers with a disproportionate impact on African Americans, and conflict with long-standing state utility regulatory consumer protections.

To reign in prescription costs, FDA should focus on drug manufacturers’ major abuses
In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), advocates called on Commissioner Gottlieb to end regulatory abuses by brand-name companies that block access to generic drugs. Brand name drug companies twist the FDA's rules to delay or inhibit consumer access to generic drugs, which gives the companies the power to charge unreasonable prices, and leads to greater healthcare costs.

Wells Fargo has some (more) explaining to do
As widespread, deceitful business practices at Wells Fargo continue to come to light, and knowing that Wells Fargo most likely withheld information related to an estimated 800,000 cases of fraudulent auto insurance sales practices during its last Congressional hearing, advocate groups are urging the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee to hold more hearings regarding the bank’s fraudulent activity.

Elderly in homes might be deprived the right to sue for abuse and neglect
Dozens of groups in the Fair Arbitration Now Coalition submitted public comments to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) opposing its proposal to eliminate protections for seniors who are harmed by mistreatment and legal violations in nursing homes.

Congress moves to punish malpractice victims using ACA and Medicaid benefits
Malpractice kills as many 400,000 people a year, making it the third leading cause of death in the United States, and is responsible for ten times as many injuries. Yet instead of enhancing patient safety, the House Republicans aim to impose severe limits on medical malpractice lawsuits with H.R. 1215 – a move that would both prevent victims from receiving appropriate compensation and make the malpractice problem worse, by lessening the deterrent effect of litigation.

FACT Act punishes nation’s heroes, denies them support they deserve
As the House is poised to vote on a bill that would delay or deny justice for asbestos victims, the so-called FACT Act (H.R. 906), organizations representing the nation’s veterans, firefighters, emergency responders and teachers - populations who are most at risk from exposure to the deadly substance - have come out strong in opposition.