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1 Lown Institute, “Lown Institute Hospitals Index: 2024 Results Fair Share Spending,” April 2024, https://lownhospitalsindex.org/hospital-fair-share-spending-2024/
2 National Public Radio, “Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit,” December 2022, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/21/1144491711/investigation-many-u-s-hospitals-sue-patients-for-debts-or-threaten-their-credit
3 Innovation for Justice, University of Arizona and the University of Utah, “Medical Debt Policy Scorecard,”October 2021, https://www.medicaldebtpolicyscorecard.org/state/IL
4 PatientRightsAdvocate.org, “Seventh Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Report,” November 2024, https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/seventh-semi-annual-hospital-price-transparency-report-november-2024, pg. 28
5 Rae, M., Claxton, G., Amin, K., Cox, C., & Rakshit, S. (2024, February 12). The burden of medical debt in the United States. Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/the-burden-of-medical-debt-in-the-united-states/
6 Urban Institute, “Debt in America: An Interactive Map,” September 2024, https://apps.urban.org/features/debt-interactive-map/?type=medical&variable=medcoll&state=17
7 Rand Corporation, “Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 5.1 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative,” December 2024, https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1144-2-v2.html
8 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, State Rankings, November 2024, https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/state-rankings
All data as of December 2024.