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NCL Sends Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Lowering Healthcare Costs
/in Featured Home - Health/by allisoncAugust 1, 2025: Washington, DC – On July 31, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the rising cost of healthcare and the urgent need for patient-focused reform. Lawmakers and expert witnesses discussed challenges with employer-sponsored insurance, the lack of price transparency, and the profit-driven nature of the U.S. healthcare system.
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Lower Prices, Real Savings: Competition Is Key at the Pharmacy Counter
/in Featured Home - Health/by Lisa McDonaldWashington, DC — The National Consumers League (NCL) today welcomed the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on generics and biosimilars as an important bipartisan step toward lowering prescription drug costs through increased competition.
Verdict Opens the Door to Lower Prices, Transparency, and Real Competition
/in Featured Home - Consumer Protection/by allisoncApril 15, 2026: Washington, DC — “Today’s verdict confirms what millions of fans already knew: Live Nation and Ticketmaster used their dominance to build and protect an illegal monopoly at the direct expense of consumers,” said John Breyault, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud at the National Consumers League.
Verdict Opens the Door to Lower Prices, Transparency, and Real Competition
/in Featured Home - Consumer Protection/by allisoncApril 15, 2026: Washington, DC — “Today’s verdict confirms what millions of fans already knew: Live Nation and Ticketmaster used their dominance to build and protect an illegal monopoly at the direct expense of consumers,” said John Breyault, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud at the National Consumers League.
NCL Urges FTC To Revive Click To Cancel In New Proceeding
/in Featured Home - Consumer Protection/by allisoncApril 14, 2026: Washington, DC — Yesterday, the National Consumers League (NCL), the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) submitted comments in response to a renewed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) effort to update its 1973 Negative Option Rule. The three public interest organizations urged the agency to fully address the modern subscription environment, including requiring subscription cancellation to be as easy as signing up, addressing unwanted conversions of free trials into paid subscriptions, and requiring notice consumers before each recurring charge.