Health Affairs This Week - The Scope of US Medical Debt Right Now w/ Kinika Young

The Scope of US Medical Debt Right Now w/ Kinika Young

02/07/25 • 16 min

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Kinika Young of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to the program to discuss a recent final rule/advisory issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and how this rule will impact the scope of medical debt in the US today.

Check out a recently released Health Policy brief from Nathaniel Tran and Gilbert Gonzales exploring how public debates and enactments of both pro- and anti-LGBTQI+ policies affect LGBTQI+ populations in the places where they live, learn, work, play, and age.

Also, join Health Affairs on February 25 for an exclusive Insider virtual event featuring Stacie Dusetzina and Laura Tollen discussing HHS’s announcement of the 15 additional drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations, including weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy.

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New Federal Guidance Puts Medical Debt Collectors On Notice (Health Affairs Forefront)
Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector (CFPB)
Nearly 1 in 2 Patients with Medical Debt Feel "Trapped," New Poll from Leading Health Care Orgs Find (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

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New Federal Guidance Puts Medical Debt Collectors On Notice (Health Affairs Forefront)
Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector (CFPB)
Nearly 1 in 2 Patients with Medical Debt Feel "Trapped," New Poll from Leading Health Care Orgs Find (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

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