Health Populi

MAY 18, 2023

consumer credit rating companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — planned to remove medical bill collections that were under $500 from consumers’ credit reports. From the start, CFPB has been monitoring medical debt along with other forms of household debt — student loans, mortgages, credit cards, and so on.

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Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2022

Even with the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, health care has turned out to be not-so-affordable nor accessible for U.S. “Instead, they’ve faced thousands of dollars in bills as health insurers shifted costs onto patients through higher deductibles.” health citizens.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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ACA Times

MARCH 9, 2016

When the Affordable Care Act was first passed in 2010, it was with the intention of providing health care coverage to all who previously couldn’t access it. This is in stark contrast to 2010, which was prior to the Affordable Care Act, with a staggering 48.6 by September 2015. million by September of 2015. million by September of 2015.

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ACA Times

JULY 25, 2017

Prior to the ACA passing in 2010, personal bankruptcies were at an all-time high. Many people with chronic conditions ended up in the ER, resulting in medical bills they couldn’t afford. As a result, many people fell into bankruptcy as they tried to pay their medical bills. Since the ACA, those trends have shifted.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Deductibles are the portion of medical bills individuals must pay before their insurance begins to cover the costs. They have surged 67% since 2010 for employer-sponsored plans, says an article on the broadcaster’s “Moneywatch” news portal.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 27, 2018

As a nation we spent roughly $1,000 per person on health care in 1980; close to $3,000 in 1990; almost $5,000 in 2000, and about $8,500 in 2010. In 1980, health care was just over 8% of the economy; by 2010, it was nearly 18%. Searching for a solution, in 2010 Congress passed the ACA.

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