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Medical Bills and Debt

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Medical Bills and Debt

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Controlling Health Care Costs

States Continue to Enact Protections for Patients with Medical Debt

Blog / Aug 08, 2024

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Unforeseen Health Care Bills and Coverage Denials by Health Insurers in the U.S.

Issue Briefs / Aug 01, 2024

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Advancing Health Equity

How Medical Debt Makes People Sicker — and What We Can Do About It

Podcast / Oct 27, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Can Medicare Beneficiaries Afford Their Health Care?

Publication / Oct 26, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making Americans Sicker and Poorer

Surveys / Oct 26, 2023

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Controlling Health Care Costs

State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look at Policies Across the U.S.

Fund Reports / Sep 07, 2023

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Controlling Health Care Costs

State Protections Against Medical Debt

Maps and Interactives

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Can Older Adults with Employer Coverage Afford Their Health Care?

Issue Briefs / Aug 10, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Rural Americans Struggle with Medical Bills and Health Care Affordability

Blog / Jul 24, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

The State of U.S. Health Insurance in 2022

Surveys / Sep 29, 2022

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Improving Health Care Quality

Are Financial Barriers Affecting the Health Care Habits of American Men?

Issue Briefs / Jul 14, 2022

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Advancing Health Equity

Cash Assistance Eases Financial Burden Associated with Medical Emergencies

Blog / May 11, 2022

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