My Tradeoffs Pod Episode on What States Can Do About Medical Debt

With deductibles rising and millions expected to lose coverage, states are looking at what they can do to take on medical debt.

This week, I went on the excellent Tradeoffs podcast to talk about my research on the burden of medical debt and what can be done about it.

Host Dan Gorenstein and producer Melanie Evans are the best in the business. They have a real knack for weaving together storytelling with rigorous research and policy debate. I’m biased, but at 15 minutes (at 1.5x) it’s well worth your time.

Listen here: https://tradeoffs.org/2026/06/25/with-millions-expected-to-lose-coverage-states-look-for-new-ways-to-prevent-medical-debt/

And read Melanie’s write-up here:

There are a lot of eye-popping statistics that capture the…