Protecting rural Montanans from devastating medical debt

By Consumers For Quality Care, on May 13, 2021

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.

Read the full article on The Independent Record here.