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Title: In Debt But Not Indifferent: Chapter 58 and The Access Project's Medical Debt Resolution Program
Copyright Date: July 2008
Pages: 32
Authors:Andrew Cohen and Carol Pryor, The Access Project
Description: Between September 2006 and April 2008, The Access Project worked with nearly 200
Massachusetts
residents who were struggling with medical debt. We provided one-on-one coaching to help people appeal denied claims with insurers, submit bills to public programs, and negotiate affordable payment arrangements with providers. Our goals were to resolve their affordable medical bills and to identify patterns of policies and problems that created medical debt. Our findings and recommendations are contained in the report.
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Topics: Medical Debt
