Featuring:
Vikas Saini, Lown Institute (Moderator)
Fred Cerise, Parkland Health & ABIM Foundation
Patricia Kelmar, U.S. PIRG
David Shuster, Horizon Goodwill Industries
On May 15, 2025, the Lown Institute convened policymakers, hospitals, patient advocates, researchers, and other experts on medical debt for a one-day, in-person conference. The discussion focused on the scope of the problem, key drivers, and emerging challenges and opportunities to address medical debt with a new administration.
Learn more about the event: lowninstitute.org/register-the-state-of-medical-debt-in-the-u-s/
Download our dataset: lowninstitute.org/projects/hospital-billing-and-collection-practices-a-national-data-set/#
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