Tag: Medical Debt
Cities Are Canceling Medical Debt Thanks to Democrats’ American Rescue Plan
Medical debt is the largest driver of bankruptcy in the United States. More than 100 million American adults are saddled with health care debt or…
January 12, 2023
This “Non-profit” Hospital Rakes in Billions, Pays No Taxes, and Leaves Patients Mired in Debt
Atrium Health is one of North Carolina’s largest health care organizations. The Charlotte-based hospital network employs over 70,000 people across 1,400 care locations. In 2020,…
November 2, 2022
After Student Debt, the Next Battle is Against Medical Debt
The most perverse part of medical debt is that it exists at all. There’s probably someone, somewhere, who believes that $120,000 is a fair price…
September 23, 2022
A Measure to Crack Down on Predatory Medical Debt Collection Is on the Verge of Making the Ballot in Arizona
Liz Gorski was a 15-year-old in Prescott, Arizona, when she was in a car accident that changed her life, and trapped her in a cycle…
July 27, 2022
