Medical debt

  • Expanded Medicaid Eligibility Reduces Debt for Low-Income Individuals

    Expanded Medicaid Eligibility Reduces Debt for Low-Income Individuals

    In 2009, when President Obama placed healthcare at the top of his agenda, the weight of healthcare costs on individuals was a driving media narrative. Stories about families losing their homes to pay for cancer treatments added a human face to the fact that medical expenses are one of the…