Erik Wengle

Oct 29, 2024 | urban.org | Michael Karpman |Erik Wengle |Fredric Blavin |Sarah Morriss

In this brief, we draw on in-depth interviews with key stakeholders to assess early experiences with state medical debt protection laws enacted since 2020 in four states: Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, and New Mexico. The new protections in these states build on federal law in various ways and represent some of the most comprehensive approaches taken in recent years to bolster regulation of hospital financial assistance and debt collection actions.