Patricia Kelmar

Patricia Kelmar is the Senior Director, Health Care Campaigns for U.S. PIRG. PIRG is a federation of state-based, nonpartisan, citizen-funded Public Interest Research Groups. In this role, she advocates for policy changes to lower health care prices, improve quality of care and strengthen patient protections. Patricia honed her consumer and health policy skills with AARP and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. Before joining PIRG, she consulted for state and national nonprofits, offering policy analysis, strategic planning, media relations, and fundraising. She has a B.A. from Boston College and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. She has served on the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and has partnered with the National Quality Forum to better engage patients in quality measurement.