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Madison hospitals are ignoring medical debt problem, advocate says

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Dane County hospitals didn’t address needs of low-income patients at risk for medical debt in a community needs assessment, as required by law, ABC for Health alleges in a complaint.

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Madison hospitals are ignoring medical debt problem, advocate says

Dane County hospitals didn’t address needs of low-income patients at risk for medical debt in a community needs assessment, as required by law, ABC for Health alleges in a complaint.

6 days ago·Madison, United States

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Americans’ medical debt crisis: Fight over credit report protections intensifies

Americans borrowed an estimated $74 billion for medical bills last year, according to a West Health-Gallup survey. And now an effort is underway to reverse a rule that would remove medical debt from credit reports. Caresse Jackman reports.

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