A Uniquely American Issue: Medical Debt
Emily Stewart was interviewed on WNYC's The Takeaway about the uniquely American issue of medical debt.
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Patient Complaints Are a Crucial Tool for Improving Health Care
Patient complaints are a crucial means of ensuring that patients get value for their insurance coverage. In particular, complaints are one way to document the insurance problems that keep patients…
How Deferred Interest Credit Cards Are Another Medical Debt Trap
Together, We Can End Medical Debt One hundred million adults — 41 percent of adults in the U.S. — hold medical debt in some form. This debt often hides among credit…
Case Study: Reform of Hospital Financial Assistance Laws in Colorado
In June 2021, the Colorado General Assembly passed a groundbreaking law to protect hospital patients from the hardships caused by medical debt. This legislation — HB21-1198: Health-care Billing Requirements for…
Case Study: State Campaign to Protect Marylanders from Medical Debt
Medical debt is an issue that threatens the economic stability of Marylanders, especially individuals and families with low income and living in communities of color. According to Urban Institute data,…
Data mining amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court
Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court regarding the role of data mining in driving illegal promotions of off-label drugs by Community Catalyst, Prescription Access Litigation, Health Care for All…
Prescription Access Litigation Comments on FDA’s notice on Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements
Community Catalyst's PAL coalition and 22 other groups weigh in on FDA's notice on making risks clear, conspicuous and neutral in broadcast drug ads
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