Medical debt, even for people with health insurance, drives thousands of Hoosiers to file bankruptcy each year. Hoping to help people avoid that outcome, a nonprofit is offering Know Your Rights workshops.
Medical debt is a top barrier to financial well-being, and the Indiana General Assembly this year decided to convene a summer committee to study the problem. That news was welcomed by the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute.
With a grant from the Health Foundation of LaPorte, the institute is offering two virtual workshops over Zoom, July 30 and Aug. 7, to make sure people know their rights when it comes to medical debt.
Lauren Murfree is a policy analyst with the institute. She says there…