Patricia
Kelmar
Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Started on staff: 1986-1991; 2020
B.A., magna cum laude, Boston College; J.D., high honors, George Washington University Law School
Patricia directs the health care campaign work for U.S. PIRG and provides support to our state offices for state-based health initiatives. Her prior roles include senior policy advisor at NJ Health Care Quality Institute, associate state director at AARP New Jersey and consumer advocate at NJPIRG. She was appointed to the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee in 2022 and works with patient advocates across the U.S. Patricia enjoys walking along the Potomac River and sharing her love of books with friends and family around the world.
Posts by Patricia Kelmar
Medical Credit Cards: Are they a good deal?
Share your experience with medical credit cards.
Why doctors’ offices bill patients as if they’re in a hospital – and why that should stop.
A site-neutral payment system would protect people from hospital prices in doctor's offices and save billions of dollars.
Release: New Guide Helps People Avoid, Dispute Unnecessary Medical Bills
Resource directs patients through complexities of medical billing, empowers them to assert rights