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Making Health Care Work

Health care costs have doubled in the past 10 years, forcing businesses and families to make tough choices about the care they can afford.

We need to seize the opportunity for real changes that can make health care more affordable, secure and dependable for us all by passing President Obama’s health care plan.

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From The Newsroom

"A Game Changer"

The proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency is "a game changer," according to Ed Mierzwinski, PennPIRG's Consumer Program Director. “It’s the biggest thing for financial consumers since deposit insurance in the 1930s.”

On June 24, Mierzwinski testified at the House Financial Services hearing on the proposed agency.

After the hearing, Mierzwinski spoke with Elizabeth Warren, head of the Congressional Oversight Panel.

New Law Will Make Rx Drugs Safer

In September we helped pass the most meaningful drug safety reforms in decades. Among other changes, drug companies will no longer be able to hide unflattering studies about their drugs on the market.

Read more about our work prescription drugs