Series
End Medical Debt
Medical debt affects more than 100 million adult Americans and totals $195 billion. It’s the leading cause of bankruptcy, financially devastates families, and can even delay necessary medical care. This series examines America’s medical debt problem and proposes a new way to abolish medical debt forever.
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, Senator Mark R. Warner Press Release
Warner & Kaine Call on GOP to Drop Health Care Cuts that will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, United States Senate Committee on the Budget
Merkley, Booker, Schumer, Wyden Call on Congressional Leadership to Backtrack on Devastating Health Care Cuts That Will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, CNBC
Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families: Report (external link)
David Kendall
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, Governing
5.4 million (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, MSN
Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families (external link)
David Kendall
Third Way in the News
Published June 27, 2025, WISPolitics
Opportunity Wisconsin: Republican tax scam could saddle families with up to $22,800 in medical debt (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published July 1, 2025, Money Talks News
Do No Harm? The Big Beautiful Medicaid Shake-Up (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published July 1, 2025, CNBC
‘Deeply harmful’ Medicaid cuts still in ‘big beautiful’ bill after parliamentarian ruling, expert says (external link)
Third Way
Third Way in the News
Published May 29, 2025, NPQ
Passage of GOP Tax Bill Would Worsen Medical Debt Crisis (external link)
Third Way in the News
Published May 26, 2025, wbur
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump (external link)
Memo
Published April 10, 2025
Don’t Overturn the Medical Debt Rule
Blair Elliott
Memo
Published August 29, 2024
Getting the Most out of Medical Debt Relief
Kylie Murdock, David Kendall, Jim Kessler
Third Way in the News
Published June 11, 2024, Inside Health Policy
Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals (external link)
Memo
Published June 18, 2024
Six Steps the Biden Admin Has Taken to Reduce Medical Debt
Kylie Murdock
Third Way in the News
Published June 11, 2024, Inside Health Policy
Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals (external link)
David Kendall
Third Way in the News
Published June 11, 2024, CNN
Biden administration proposes banning medical debt from credit reports (external link)
Third Way in the News
Published May 9, 2024, Tradeoffs
'The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis' Transcript (external link)
Press Release
Published May 8, 2024
The Medical Debt Cancellation Act Protects the Health and Security of Everyone in America
Third Way in the News
Published April 10, 2024, Governing
Millions of Americans Are Struggling With Medical Debt (external link)
David Kendall
Memo
Published March 19, 2024
Medical Debt Continues to Hammer the Middle Class
David Kendall, Kylie Murdock
Memo
Published March 19, 2024
States Lift the Weight of Medical Debt from American Families
David Kendall
Blog
Published September 21, 2023
How the Middle Class Became the Epicenter of Medical Debt
Eva Stahl, David Kendall
Third Way in the News
Published August 23, 2023, CNN
Medical debt hits the middle class hardest (external link)
David Kendall
Third Way in the News
Published August 21, 2023, Axios
Medical debt is squeezing millions of middle-class Americans, report says (external link)
David Kendall
Report
Published August 21, 2023
Medical Debt Hits the Heart of the Middle Class
Kylie Murdock, Joshua Kendall, David Kendall
Report
Published January 10, 2023
End Medical Debt
Ladan Ahmadi, David Kendall, Kylie Murdock, Jim Kessler
Third Way in the News
Published June 23, 2025, Money Talks News
GOP Health Care Cuts Could Cost Your Family $22,800: How to Shield Your Finances Now (external link)
David Kendall