Preventing Medical Debt among Rural Residents: Example Programs from Hospitals in Minnesota and Montana
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Highlights the ways some rural hospitals are working to reduce medical debt for their patients. Presents a number of strategies from hospitals in Minnesota and Montana that aim to reduce patient medical debts through financial assistance programs and cost-cutting measures. Features case-studies reviewing the structure of each hospital's debt reduction efforts.
Author(s)
Katie Rydberg, Sushma Shankar, Mariana Tuttle, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date
06/2025
Organization
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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· Emergency department and urgent care services
· Hospitals
· Primary care
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Service delivery models
· Uninsured and underinsured
· Minnesota
· Montana
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- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, view details