Medical debt has topped $2 billion statewide, with one out of five Hoosiers with medical debt in collections. Because the amount does not take into account payment plans, credit cards and other sources, the true number is likely higher. Photo from Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash.
By Kara Kenney, Joe Ulery
WISH-TV, Public News Service
INDIANAPOLIS — About half of U.S. adults say it is difficult to afford health care costs, according to new polling from KFF, a national policy research organization.
Victoria Gonzales is a Fort Wayne mother of a 9-month-old baby boy named Adriel. Motherhood got off to a rough start when Adriel ended up in the neonatal intensive care unit.
“Immediately, I am worried about his health, and I’m like, ‘How am I…