Becker's Healthcare May 25, 2023
Giles Bruce

Fat Joe has recruited fellow rappers such as Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross and French Montana to encourage hospitals to be more transparent with their pricing, CNN reported.

The four performed at a Power to the Patients event advocating for healthcare price transparency in April, when Fat Joe also testified before Congress about the issue, according to the May 19 story. The rapper has been the nonprofit’s ambassador since 2021, appearing in ads urging hospitals to clarify their prices.

“If you could just sit in the South Bronx and look at these hard-working men who walk with a limp, they’re hobbling because they’re scared...

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