Medical Debt and the Pandemic

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 8, 2021

Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York Campaign, talks about her report on nonprofit hospitals suing patients over debts during the pandemic, and proposed legislation to address the issue.

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