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Title: Don't Lien on Me: Why the State's Medical Indigency Care Program is Unihealthy for Idahoans
Copyright Date: 2001
Pages: 38
Authors:Kevin Borden, Northwest Federation of Community Organizations; Matt Haney, Idaho Community Action Network; Renee Markus Hodin and Kim Shellenberger, Community Catalyst
Description:A report on
Idaho
's County Medical Indigency Care Program. One of the unique provisions of the program is that Idahoans who avail themselves of county assistance for health care have liens automatically placed on their property. This report looks at the damaging effects of this provision, in terms of access to health care and broader financial repercussions, and makes recommendations for reforming the County Medical Indigency Care Program.
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Topics: Medical Debt
