By Dr. Nick van Terheyden – What an outstanding experience and learning opportunity put on by the Lown Institute on May 15, 2025 in Washington DC at the Medical Debt in America: A Research and Policy Forum. From start to finish, this conference was filled with insights, great speakers, riveting discussions, and evidence of real change and positive impact brought by many to the area of Medical Debt.
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By Meredith Kirchner – Nearly 136 million Americans visit the ER each year for various reasons like chest pain, fever, and shortness of breath. Unfortunately, these high-cost care episodes, whether in ERs, trauma centers, or specialty facilities, carry significant financial burdens for both patients and healthcare systems.
By Molly Castle Work – Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills.
By David R. Burda – As a journalist, I’m more of a bad news person than a good news person. I teeter on the line between skepticism and cynicism. I’m happier reporting on conflict than I am reporting on resolution. But every dog has its day, and one of those days came for me recently when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an updated report on…
By David Burda – Hospitals and doctors charge sick or injured patients unaffordable prices for their care. Patients as a result rack up billions of dollars in unpaid medical bills across the country. The question is, what is there to do about it?
By Laurie Heavey – We all know that patients carry more of the payment burden for their medical care. And with so much negative publicity about sending patients to bad debt collections, health systems need to manage a delicate balance between…
By Heather Grover – The figures painting the picture of the nation’s patient medical debt crisis are astounding. Consumers are struggling to pay for care and that makes the media headlines, understandably so.