New York Times medical debt piece dubbed "laziest story of the year,' plus revisiting charity care policies

29/04/2024 22 min
New York Times medical debt piece dubbed "laziest story of the year,' plus revisiting charity care policies

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Episode Synopsis

Brad examines a New York Times article by investigative reporter Sarah Kliff about a recent study of patients whose debt was eliminated by RIP Medical Debt. Researchers say the results surprised them.
 
Also in this episode: The cover story in the May issue of hfm magazine focuses on a South Dakota health system that developed a new process to identify charity care patients. HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discusses why good financial assistance policies and process are essential to patient care.

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Paying off people’s medical debt has little impact on their lives, study finds
Medical debt relief: How helpful?
The inconvenient truth about medical debt relief

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