Improving patient safety and fighting for patients’ rights

Tens of thousands of people die each year from preventable medical errors. Meanwhile, the health care and insurance industries and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobby to limit the rights of injured patients to hold dangerous doctors accountable in court. Public Citizen urges policymakers to protect patients’ rights and reduce medical errors.

We fight to improve patient safety and prevent injuries caused by malpractice and to hold health care professionals, policymakers and others accountable for protecting patients.

In Cruel Move, Trump Reverses Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Drugs

The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era decision to give millions of Americans in need access to obesity drugs through Medicare and Medicaid.

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

Layoffs at the CDC, FDA, NIH and across government continue, with thousands of employees targeted, particularly those hired in the past one to two years.

Private Equity Firms: Stripping Hospital Assets and Threatening Patient Safety

A new analysis calls attention to the predatory practices of private equity firms in health care.