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Title: Six Ways to Reduce Medical Debt in Massachusetts

Copyright Date: October 2009

Pages: 4

Authors: Andrew Cohen and Carol Pryor, The Access Project

Description: Although Massachusetts has made significant strides in reducing the number of uninsured people in the state through the passage of its health reform bill, in 2008 one in five state residents still had debt resulting from unaffordable medical bills. This brief discusses why medical debt remains a problem in Massachusetts and outlines measures that would help reduce the amount of debt and mitigate its consequences.