{"id":131557,"date":"2023-10-04T18:16:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131557"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:16:31","slug":"fat-joe-method-man-french-montana-rap-legends-advocate-for-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/fat-joe-method-man-french-montana-rap-legends-advocate-for-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Joe, Method Man, French Montana, Rap Legends Advocate For Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fat Joe<\/strong> and French Montana<\/strong> <\/strong>have long been advocates for fair and just pricing in the healthcare system … and for their latest PSA, they’ve brought backup!!!<\/p>\n On Friday, Rick Ross<\/strong>, Method Man<\/strong>, Chuck D<\/strong> and Busta Rhymes<\/strong> all joined the Power to the Patients cause, which demands lawmakers step up with more affordable and honest healthcare pricing across the United States.<\/p>\n Rap’s version of the Avengers assembled under the ongoing HipHop50 celebrations … accusing hospitals of forcing their sick patients to sign contracts that contain exorbitant ass-biting prices.<\/p>\n We spoke to Joe<\/strong> about this very issue back in April, and his efforts prompted Mayor Eric Adams<\/strong> to lend his autograph to the Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act in June 2023 — but these hip hop icons say there’s still work to be done.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chuck D believes America is under attack with the crisis, and PTTP says it has cold hard data to back that up. For instance, a study from the Patient Rights Advocate reports medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S.<\/p>\n Say “ouch” too many times and you’re broke!<\/p>\n