From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Whether it’s charging your deductible to your credit card, having a hospital bill sent to collections, or racking up debt to pay for medications, millions of Americans have medical debt, even if they … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/20/profiteering-healthcare-system-blamed-us-medical-debt-surges-140-billion One critic said the new estimate of medical debt in collections shows the for-profit healthcare system is “working just the way the corporate price gougers want it to.” JAKE JOHNSON July 20, 2021 A new study published Tuesday … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): From the March 15th issue of The Atlantic: “Medical debt is a uniquely American phenomenon, a burden that would be unfathomable in many other developed countries. According to a survey published this month in the American Journal of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/24/shouldering-more-15-trillion-debt-majority-young-americans-back-free-college-tuition Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you put an initiative on the ballot to forgive (or have the government pay off) this debt, it would make showing up and winning on Election Day … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/07/seven-reasons-the-trump-administrations-short-term-health-plans-are-harmful-to-families/#.W2n3J9VKgdU By Families USA August 7, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Director of Access Initiatives at Families USA. It was originally posted on Families USA’s website on August 1. For more information on the so-called “short-term insurance” … Continued