NEW: Power to the Patients and Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones Announce Partnership in the Fight for Real Prices and Transparency in Healthcare
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Power to the Patients announced a new partnership with UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World Jon "Bones" Jones, regarded by many as the greatest fighter of all time. Jones is joining Power to the Patients in the fight for more affordable and accessible healthcare through real prices and systemwide price transparency.
"I am proud to be joining Power to the Patients to take on hospitals and insurance companies that refuse to show their prices," said Jones. "This fight for me is a personal one, and arguably the most important fight of my career."
In a press conference shared on social media (X and IG), Jones discussed the partnership and his new fight – view in full here.
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Price Transparency Background:
- More than 100 million Americans are in medical debt, which is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States.
- According to recent polling, more than nine out of ten of Americans support healthcare price transparency.
- Without prices, hospitals and insurers can charge whatever they want and do so with zero accountability. A recent report showed that prices vary by an average of 10 times for the same care within the same hospitals across different health plans and by an average of more than 30 times for the care at different hospitals within the same state.
- Prices protect people from these overcharges. With prices, patients can choose between a $300 MRI and a $3,000 MRI or between a $19,000 and $168,000 for knee replacement surgery.
- Without prices and without transparency, Americans are forced to make the decision to opt-out of necessary services and procedures that they need.
About Power to the Patients:
"Power to the Patients" is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to creating a more affordable and accessible healthcare system through price transparency. For years, hospitals and insurers have been disregarding rules requiring them to disclose prices to patients in advance of care. Patients, families, workers, unions, and employers need systemwide healthcare price transparency to make fully informed decisions about the cost and quality of their care. All healthcare consumers should have access to upfront prices. Our Health. Our Money. Power to the Patients. Additional information and PSAs at powertothepatients.org.
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