End Medical Debt

End medical debt

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.


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Memo
Published April 10, 2025

Don’t Overturn the Medical Debt Rule

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Health Policy Advisor
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Memo
Published August 29, 2024

Getting the Most out of Medical Debt Relief

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Former Policy Advisor
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Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
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Executive Vice President for Policy
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Memo
Published June 18, 2024

Six Steps the Biden Admin Has Taken to Reduce Medical Debt

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Former Policy Advisor
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Memo
Published March 19, 2024

Medical Debt Continues to Hammer the Middle Class

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Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
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Former Policy Advisor
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Memo
Published March 19, 2024

States Lift the Weight of Medical Debt from American Families

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Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
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Blog
Published September 21, 2023

How the Middle Class Became the Epicenter of Medical Debt

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Eva Stahl
Vice President of Public Policy at RIP Medical Debt
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Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
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Report
Published August 21, 2023

Medical Debt Hits the Heart of the Middle Class

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Former Policy Advisor
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Economic Fellow, 2022-2023
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Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
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Report
Published January 10, 2023

End Medical Debt

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Former Deputy Director for Economic Communications and Health Care Policy
Photo of David Kendall
Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
Photo of Kylie Murdock
Former Policy Advisor
Photo of Jim Kessler
Executive Vice President for Policy