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https:\/\/protectingamericanconsumers.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/protectingamericanconsumers.org\/news\/pact-statement-on-house-judiciary-hearing-on-hb-4806\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44zhBYozm9g?si=Aoh_TI6xpnCWMhIa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Witness: \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT), a 501(c)(4) national advocacy and educational organization, today released the following statement after the second round of public testimony last night on HB 4806, legislation that would address lawsuit abuse in Texas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast night\u2019s hearing exposed the rampant fraud and abuse in the current legal system in Texas,\u201d said PACT Executive Director Lauren Zelt. \u201cWe encourage lawmakers in the Texas House to support legislation to protect consumers and ensure that plaintiffs can access the legal system with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of last night\u2019s hearing, PACT released a rapid response video recapping the morning\u2019s testimony, where witness after witness called attention to a system that leads victims into a \u2018web of exploitation\u2019 and raises prices for all Texans. The video can be watched here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from witnesses in their own words last night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical billing expert and Texas resident Dee Soule: \u201cWhen someone gets injured and calls a personal injury attorney\u2026 victims are often pulled into a shadow system where charges are inflated, relationships are undisclosed, and medical billing is manipulated to support lawsuits, not patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soule continued, \u201cBut if you are hurt in a car crash and your lawyer sends you to a personal injury doctor, all of those guardrails vanish. A small circle of providers and attorneys can inflate the sticker price four, six, even ten times, then present those inflated bills to a jury as though they were the undisputed truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Soule said, \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs, and I believe that is unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, I\u2019m angry, and it needs to stop. HB 4806 is one step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another witness said, \u201cIt\u2019s fraud, OK. It\u2019s abject fraud. 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https:\/\/protectingamericanconsumers.org\/news\/pact-statement-on-house-judiciary-hearing-on-hb-4806\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44zhBYozm9g?si=Aoh_TI6xpnCWMhIa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Witness: \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT), a 501(c)(4) national advocacy and educational organization, today released the following statement after the second round of public testimony last night on HB 4806, legislation that would address lawsuit abuse in Texas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast night\u2019s hearing exposed the rampant fraud and abuse in the current legal system in Texas,\u201d said PACT Executive Director Lauren Zelt. \u201cWe encourage lawmakers in the Texas House to support legislation to protect consumers and ensure that plaintiffs can access the legal system with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of last night\u2019s hearing, PACT released a rapid response video recapping the morning\u2019s testimony, where witness after witness called attention to a system that leads victims into a \u2018web of exploitation\u2019 and raises prices for all Texans. The video can be watched here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from witnesses in their own words last night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical billing expert and Texas resident Dee Soule: \u201cWhen someone gets injured and calls a personal injury attorney\u2026 victims are often pulled into a shadow system where charges are inflated, relationships are undisclosed, and medical billing is manipulated to support lawsuits, not patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soule continued, \u201cBut if you are hurt in a car crash and your lawyer sends you to a personal injury doctor, all of those guardrails vanish. A small circle of providers and attorneys can inflate the sticker price four, six, even ten times, then present those inflated bills to a jury as though they were the undisputed truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Soule said, \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs, and I believe that is unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, I\u2019m angry, and it needs to stop. HB 4806 is one step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another witness said, \u201cIt\u2019s fraud, OK. It\u2019s abject fraud. 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44zhBYozm9g?si=Aoh_TI6xpnCWMhIa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Witness: \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT), a 501(c)(4) national advocacy and educational organization, today released the following statement after the second round of public testimony last night on HB 4806, legislation that would address lawsuit abuse in Texas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast night\u2019s hearing exposed the rampant fraud and abuse in the current legal system in Texas,\u201d said PACT Executive Director Lauren Zelt. \u201cWe encourage lawmakers in the Texas House to support legislation to protect consumers and ensure that plaintiffs can access the legal system with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of last night\u2019s hearing, PACT released a rapid response video recapping the morning\u2019s testimony, where witness after witness called attention to a system that leads victims into a \u2018web of exploitation\u2019 and raises prices for all Texans. The video can be watched here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from witnesses in their own words last night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical billing expert and Texas resident Dee Soule: \u201cWhen someone gets injured and calls a personal injury attorney\u2026 victims are often pulled into a shadow system where charges are inflated, relationships are undisclosed, and medical billing is manipulated to support lawsuits, not patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soule continued, \u201cBut if you are hurt in a car crash and your lawyer sends you to a personal injury doctor, all of those guardrails vanish. A small circle of providers and attorneys can inflate the sticker price four, six, even ten times, then present those inflated bills to a jury as though they were the undisputed truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Soule said, \u201cThe current system in Texas allows for trial attorneys and medical providers to use victims as ATMs, and I believe that is unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, I\u2019m angry, and it needs to stop. HB 4806 is one step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another witness said, \u201cIt\u2019s fraud, OK. It\u2019s abject fraud. 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