Fat Joe has teamed up with Power to the Patients for a new PSA focused on fighting injustices in the healthcare system.
Power to the Patients is a non-profit working to combat hidden prices in healthcare. The PSA is a direct response to a lack of hospital compliance and enforcement of a federally mandated rule that took effect in January 2021. The rule required all U.S. hospitals to provide clear, upfront pricing information for all their services, however, PatientRightsAdvocate.org shows that less than 25% of hospitals are complying with the rule.
"We have to change the healthcare system and hold hospitals and insurers accountable to provide more transparency on the price of care. They are charging way too much money and the bills are not even consistent," Fat Joe said, per a press release. "Somebody could get an MRI for $300 and someone right behind them could be paying thousands for the same MRI. Right now, millions across the country are being dragged into debt because they're blindsided by the cost of these medical bills. Families are falling apart. People are losing their homes. People are getting bankrupted because of hospital bills and healthcare."
Joe also says that high prices are "crushing the American dream."
"Knowing prices is the only way we will be able to lower our costs in healthcare. So, we have to fight for the people," he said. "We all have to talk to our politicians and talk to everybody. It's in the law that hospitals and insurers need to post prices and we all need to know this. I teamed up with Power to the Patients to educate our communities on their rights and help put an end to this injustice."
Watch the PSA below.