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Ron Wyden

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Ron Wyden is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a position he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, Wyden has been a prominent advocate for civil liberties, healthcare reform, and technology policy. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as privacy rights, government surveillance, and access to healthcare, often emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability in government actions.

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May 10, 2023

I am very troubled about the fact that after we made all that progress over ten years, we still get held up in red tape and bureaucracy.

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May 10, 2023

Technological neutrality really grew out of those meetings that we started in June 2012.

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May 3, 2023

Too often, Americans who need affordable mental health care hit a dead end when they try to find a provider that's covered by their insurance. Ghost networks mean that the lists of mental health providers in insurance company directories…

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May 3, 2023

In a moment of national crisis about mental health, with the problems growing at such a rapid rate, the widespread existence of ghost networks is unacceptable.

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May 3, 2023

I believe, certainly, greater transparency, for example, ought to be an easy one for members of this committee to get around.

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May 3, 2023

when insurance companies host ghost networks, they are selling health coverage under false pretenses.

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May 3, 2023

I believe, certainly, greater transparency, for example, ought to be an easy one for members of this committee to get around.

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May 3, 2023

It is a breach of contract for insurance companies to sell their plans worth thousands of dollars each month, while their product is unusable.

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May 3, 2023

Ghost networks are an ongoing, persistent problem.

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May 3, 2023

In a moment of national crisis about mental health, with the problems growing at such a rapid rate, the widespread existence of ghost networks is unacceptable.

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May 3, 2023

Too often, Americans who need affordable mental health care hit a dead end when they try to find a provider that's covered by their insurance. Ghost networks mean that the lists of mental health providers in insurance company directories…

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May 3, 2023

Chairman Wyden highlighted during the hearing, Senate Finance Committee staff operating as 'secret shoppers' could successfully make appointments only 18% of the time.

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May 3, 2023

The fact is, these Americans are being ripped off by what the Government Accountability Office has described as a 'ghost network.'

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May 3, 2023

In any other business, if a product or service does not meet expectations, consumers get a refund.

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May 3, 2023

What a ghost network is all about is essentially selling health coverage under false pretenses.

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May 3, 2023

Too often Americans who need affordable mental health care hit a dead end when they try to find a provider that is covered by their insurance. Ghost networks mean that the lists of mental health providers in insurance company directories…

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May 3, 2023

I am going to work with all of my colleagues here on both sides, Democratic and Republican, to get some real accountability for these patients who pay good money for mental health coverage and then find that there is very little 'there'…

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May 3, 2023

In any other business, if a product or service does not meet expectations, consumers get a refund.

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May 3, 2023

Our secret shoppers could get an appointment--now this is after people had paid vast sums--they could get an appointment only 18 percent of the time.

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May 3, 2023

In a moment of national crisis about mental health, with the problem growing exponentially during the pandemic, the widespread existence of ghost networks is unacceptable.

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May 3, 2023

Too often Americans who need affordable mental health care hit a dead end when they try to find a provider that is covered by their insurance. Ghost networks mean that the lists of mental health providers in insurance company directories…

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May 3, 2023

What a ghost network is all about is essentially selling health coverage under false pretenses.

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May 3, 2023

The fact is, these Americans are being ripped off by what the Government Accountability Office has described as a 'ghost network.'

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