For those struggling with medical debt, experts advise learning your rights, asking questions and reaching out to organizations early and often.
Brizeida Morales said she wonders what she'll have to pay for her maternal healthcare visits.
Shah was one of the lead authors of the study, and he said the number of people with medical debt in the county is larger than the number who suffer from asthma and similar to the number with diabetes. Adults in LA County have medical debt, even with insurance, but the uninsured have the highest rate at 26.3%.
Though the report has highlighted troubling problems, it also resulted in new recommendations to help reduce medical debt in the county.Collecting and sharing more data on healthcare facilities' debt collection and financial assistance activities
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