An investigative series from Tradeoffs and KFF Health News about how hospitals can protect their patients from the life-altering harms of medical debt.
States Are Forcing Hospitals To Offer More People Financial Aid. In Oregon, It’s Working.
Oregon passed a law to require hospitals to proactively screen patients to see if they qualify for financial aid. Patients got immediate relief. Hospitals pushed to roll back the law following federal cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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“An Emerging Tool to Prevent Medical Debt”: A live event from Tradeoffs, in partnership with KFF
October 22, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
In this live virtual event, KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam Levey and Tradeoffs reporter Melanie Evans will share their reporting about this emerging policy solution and the challenges that remain. They will be joined by policymakers and hospital officials from Oregon and Los Angeles, who will share their experiences, obstacles they faced and lessons learned.
Credits
TRADEOFFS
Melanie Evans
Ryan Levi
Dan Gorenstein
Jo Craven McGinty
Andrew Parrella
Cedric Wilson
Kathryn Dugal
Haley Lerner
Adam Schweigert
Colleen Scheck
Leslie Walker
Kate Sepe
KFF HEALTH NEWS
Noam N. Levey
Kelly Johnson
Taunya English
Mary-Ellen Deily
Ngoc Nguyen
Oona Zenda
Lydia Zuraw
Kathleen Hayden
Terry Byrne
Lynne Shallcross
Hannah Norman
Chaseedaw Giles
Betul Tuncer
Tradeoffs’ reporting for this series was supported, in part, by the California Health Care Foundation, the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, and the Solutions Journalism Network.
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