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

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.


Related Articles:


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)