A new federal rule bans medical debt from showing up on credit reports. Here’s why that will help Arizonans facing medical debt challenges.
PHOENIX — Thirteen hundred dollars.
That’s the median medical debt in collections in Arizona, according to the Urban Institute’s latest data.
“This can happen to anyone,” Kaylan Fodor, political coordinator at Healthcare Rising Arizona, said. “For us, it became really clear that medical debt shouldn’t ruin lives. And unfortunately, that’s what was happening in Arizona.”
