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The Florida Department of Health Launches Program to Provide …

(9 days ago) WEBContact: Communications Office [email protected] 850-245-4111 Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health launched the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education (FRAME) portal today for 2023 …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2023/02/20230202-frame.pr.html

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Florida Senate passes bill to limit medical debt collections to 3 years

(4 days ago) WEBCurrently, hospitals have five years to pursue a medical debt once it has been sent to collections; under the bill they would have three years. The bill also …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/07/health-care-prices-desantis-medical-debt-collections-live-healthy/

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Senate Bill 1640 (2024) - The Florida Senate

(7 days ago) WEBCS/SB 1640: Payments for Health Care Services. GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Collins Payments for Health Care Services; Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an …

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1640

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Most medical debt will be removed from credit

(Just Now) WEBThe three national credit reporting agencies on Friday announced an industry measure to remove nearly 70 percent of collected medical debt accounts from consumer credit reports. Equifax, Experian …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2022-03-22/most-medical-debt-will-be-removed-from-credit-reports-agencies-announce

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Florida among several states confronting medical debt that's

(7 days ago) WEBMedical debt isn't a strong indicator of people's credit-worthiness, said Isabel Cruz, policy director at the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. While buying a car …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-04-13/florida-among-several-states-confronting-medical-debt-thats-bankrupting-them-of-millions

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Florida Senate passes bill to make medical bills more transparent

(6 days ago) WEBThe complete list of Live Healthy measures includes: HB 7089: Health Care Expenses; SB 7016: Health Care; SB 7018: Health Care Innovation; SB 330: …

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article286403310.html

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Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt

(7 days ago) WEBThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the Great Recession of 2007-09, has increasingly started policing the health care system. Why a …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-03-01/why-a-financial-regulator-is-going-after-health-care-debt

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Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt - NPR

(1 days ago) WEBWhy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tackling medical debt : Shots - Health News The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/01/1234998635/why-a-financial-regulator-is-going-after-health-care-debt

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Florida seniors have big medical debt, new study shows

(7 days ago) WEBFlorida's oldest residents face the nation's biggest burden of medical bills, according to a new study.. What's happening: 14% of seniors in Florida — which has one of the largest populations of adults …

https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/11/17/florida-medical-debt-seniors

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THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LAUNCHES …

(5 days ago) [email protected], 850-245-4111. Tallahassee, Fla.—. The Florida Department of Health launched the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2023/02/20230202-frame-press-release.pdf

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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining your credit score

(Just Now) WEBKFF Health News journalists worked with KFF public opinion researchers to design and analyze the "KFF Health Care Debt Survey." The survey was conducted …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/21/1200834434/medical-debt-credit-score-cfpb-biden

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Medical Debt Burden in the United States

(Just Now) WEBOne analysis of credit records found that in 2020, the mean medical debt in the lowest-income zip code decile in the U.S. was $677—more than five times higher than the …

https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_medical-debt-burden-in-the-united-states_report_2022-03.pdf

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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining - Health News …

(4 days ago) WEBThe survey was conducted Feb. 25 through March 20, 2022, online and via telephone, in English and Spanish, among a nationally representative sample of 2,375 …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2023-09-21/medical-debt-could-soon-be-barred-from-ruining-your-credit-score

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How to get rid of medical debt — or avoid it in the first place - NPR

(9 days ago) WEBSome 100 million people — including 41% of U.S. adults — have health care debt, according to a recent survey by KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). But you can …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/01/1095294993/medical-bills-debt-relief

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Health Care Debt In The U.S.: The Broad Consequences Of Medical …

(9 days ago) WEBThis KFF Health Care Debt Survey was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) in collaboration with KHN …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-care-debt-survey-main-findings-methodology/

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DeSantis signs bills aimed at health care access, but they do little …

(4 days ago) WEBFlorida’s insistence on not expanding access to Medicaid despite proof of its positive impacts reflects an evolving war over who deserves to have health care — the …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/21/desantis-signs-bills-aimed-health-care-access-they-do-little-help-uninsured/

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Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took from them

(2 days ago) WEBThe survey was conducted Feb. 25 through March 20, 2022, online and via telephone, in English and Spanish, among a nationally representative sample of 2,375 …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/npr-health/2022-06-16/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them

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State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look Policies Across US

(7 days ago) WEBImpact of Medical Debt. More than half of people in medical and dental debt owe less than $2,500, but because most Americans cannot cover even minor …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2023/sep/state-protections-medical-debt-policies-across-us

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Medical debt soars for consumers with hospital credit cards - NPR

(Just Now) WEBSomeone who can pay $292 a month on a $7,000 hospital bill, for example, could qualify for a two-year, interest-free plan. But a patient who can pay only $159 a …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/17/1136201685/medical-debt-high-interest-credit-cards-hospitals-profit

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Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making

(7 days ago) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Survey, fielded for the first time in 2023, asked U.S. adults with health insurance, and those without, about …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2023/oct/paying-for-it-costs-debt-americans-sicker-poorer-2023-affordability-survey

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Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in - Health News …

(9 days ago) WEBNearly half of Americans in households making more than $90,000 a year have incurred health care debt in the past five years, the KFF poll found. Women are …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/npr-health/2022-06-16/sick-and-struggling-to-pay-100-million-people-in-the-u-s-live-with-medical-debt

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Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Department will be accepting applications on the FRAMEworks Portal, starting February 15, through March 31, 2024. The 2024 FRAME application acceptance …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/provider-and-partner-resources/community-health-workers/HealthResourcesandAccess/FRAMEProgram/index.html

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