Industry Voices—Medical debt isn’t about money. It’s about health

Yes, there is something inherently unjust about loading people up with debt for simply seeking healthcare treatment. But, when you home in on the problem, it’s clear that medical debt itself often becomes a significant driver of long-term poor health outcomes. For this reason, we encourage healthcare leaders and stakeholders to take action to end this troubling consequence of our healthcare system.

Despite the fact that more than 90% of Americans have health insurance, nearly one-third of the population carries medical debt, to the tune of at least...