Medical Debt: Consequences and Policy Options
This brief looks at current and proposed legislation at the state and national levels that addresses the issue of medical debt.
Health reform: What’s next for Kansas?
The health care reform legislation that President Obama recently signed into law is ambitious in its scope. It requires individuals to carry insurance while also making it more affordable by creating purchasing exchanges and providing subsidies and tax credits. It protects consumers from long-criticized insurance industry practices. And it seeks to improve the health of Americans through its call for the development of a national strategy to improve public health and its authorization of pilot projects to examine the way health care is delivered and paid for.
Testimony - Medical Debt: Defining the problem and examining potential solutions
In testimony to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, KHI discussed the causes of medical debt and its impact on Kansans.