Protecting rural Montanans from devastating medical debt

We are not alone. Americans consistently rank out-of-pocket costs as one of their biggest concerns in the health care space, with recent polling from Consumers for Quality Care putting that number at 57%. The rise in out-of-pocket costs have created a spike in bankruptcies, with approximately two-thirds of bankruptcies in America linked to medical expenses like hospitalizations and/or wages lost due to sickness or caretaking.