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2010-06-16
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New report outlines ways that Texas can strengthen and improve the federal law |
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2010-04-16
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New Health Reform Law to Crack Down on the Practice |
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2010-03-30
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Statement by TexPIRG Health Care Advocate Larry McNeely |
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2010-03-26
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Statement by TexPIRG Health Care Advocate, Larry McNeely, on Final Passage of the Reconciliation Act of 2010 |
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2010-03-24
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Consumer Group Gives Final Health Care Package an A- on Costs |
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2010-03-22
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Historic Health Vote a Big Step Forward. Statement on House. Passage of Health Reform from the Texas Public Interest Research Group. |
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2009-12-21
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Consumer Group Gives Senate Health Reform Bill a B+
AUSTIN, Dec. 21– With the addition of the managers' amendment, the Senate health reform bill earned a B+ from the consumer group Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) for its cost-containment provisions on Saturday. |
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2009-11-07
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Today, following the historic House passage of health reform legislation, Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) praised members of the Texas Delegation for their votes for the bill. |
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2009-10-15
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Consumer Group Report Shows Small Businesses Struggling With Rising Health Care Costs. Texas small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs according to a new report released by Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) today. |
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2009-10-14
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Consumer group Texas Public Interest Research Group commended the Senate Finance Committee for passing its health reform bill on Tuesday, despite what Health Care Advocate Melissa Cubria called “a barrage of last-minute insurance propaganda.” |
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2009-10-12
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The newly released report on health care costs by accounting giant Price Waterhouse Coopers and paid for by the insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans, is just one more industry scare tactic, according to the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG), a good government and consumer group. |
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2009-09-15
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Even as Americans struggle with a recession and the highest unemployment rate since 1983, health insurance companies have jacked up their premiums again. |
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2009-07-27
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Small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report by Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG). |
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2009-03-09
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Lawmakers and advocates from diverse organizations today urged the Legislature to increase access to affordable health insurance now, pointing to new polling data showing strong support among Texans for immediate action. |
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2009-01-27
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Without action from Congress, premiums and deductibles for residents of Texas with employer provided insurance will nearly double by 2016, according to a new report released today by the Texas Public Interest Research Group.
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2008-06-16
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A study released today by the Commonwealth Fund found that 42% of Americans either are uninsured or underinsured. |
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2008-06-12
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Margret Torres, who is an ACORN member and former paralegal with a college degree in communications, is not is someone who you would typically think would be without health insurance, but she is just one of the thousands of Texans with no health insurance. |
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2007-07-11
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Consumers scored a victory today over the powerful pharmaceutical industry when the House voted 403 to 16 to pass drug safety legislation as part of a comprehensive Food and Drug Administration reform bill. |
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2005-06-21
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The Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) applauded Governor Rick Perry today for signing into law a measure to give Texans easier and safer access to prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies. |
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2004-12-23
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Uninsured San Antonians are charged 70 percent more for prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by TexPIRG. The group criticized the failure of Congress to enact adequate reforms, and called on the Texas Legislature to take action to make affordable prescription drugs available to uninsured residents. |
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2003-07-15
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