Tag: medical debt
Health Insurance Contributes to Past-Due Medical Debt
| Wednesday March 15, 2017 at 9:12 AM PDT
A new study of past-due medical debt, by Michael Karpman and Kyle J. Kaswell of the Urban Institute, shows that the expansion of health insurance coverage subsequent to the Affordable Care Act is associated with a reduction in the proportion of adults with past-due medical debt. In 2012, 29.6 percent of U.S. adults had...
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The Real Lesson of John Oliver’s Medical Debt Forgiveness Stunt
| Monday June 13, 2016 at 2:00 PM PDT
Late-night TV host John Oliver recently caused a stir by attacking debt collectors in a clever way. He set up his own collection agency, bought $15 million of medical bad debt, and then forgave it all. This was all done on TV, to the cheers of his audience. Oliver claimed to have outdone Oprah...
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