2015
DOI: 10.21314/jcr.2015.201
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Are all collections equal? The case of medical debt

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“…In that same community, the expected decline in the incidence of small unpaid medical collections is closer to 0.2 percentage points, or 7%. Often small-value medical collections result from clerical errors in doctors' bills or disputes about insurance coverage, whereby insured individuals may incur collections without any knowledge of a missed payment (Brevoort and Kambara, 2015). In contrast, large value medical collections are significantly more likely to arise from emergency room visits or hospital admissions of uninsured individuals.…”
Section: Distributional Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In that same community, the expected decline in the incidence of small unpaid medical collections is closer to 0.2 percentage points, or 7%. Often small-value medical collections result from clerical errors in doctors' bills or disputes about insurance coverage, whereby insured individuals may incur collections without any knowledge of a missed payment (Brevoort and Kambara, 2015). In contrast, large value medical collections are significantly more likely to arise from emergency room visits or hospital admissions of uninsured individuals.…”
Section: Distributional Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The financial benefits of Medicaid have also been the subject of several recent studies, and researchers have amassed more evidence that its financial benefits extend beyond reductions in medical collections. Finkelstein et al (2012) find large reductions in unpaid medical collections using the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and Brevoort et al (2020) find the same using states' decision to expand Medicaid under the ACA. However, Finkelstein et al (2012) find no other changes in access to credit or delinquencies, while Brevoort et al (2020) find greater access to credit and a reduction in delinquencies.…”
Section: Related Literaturementioning
confidence: 94%
“…Finkelstein et al (2012) find large reductions in unpaid medical collections using the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and Brevoort et al (2020) find the same using states' decision to expand Medicaid under the ACA. However, Finkelstein et al (2012) find no other changes in access to credit or delinquencies, while Brevoort et al (2020) find greater access to credit and a reduction in delinquencies. Gross and Notowidigdo (2011) argue that state-level Medicaid expansions in the early 1990s led to significant reductions in bankruptcy filings.…”
Section: Related Literaturementioning
confidence: 94%
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