Trinity Moravian Church’s act of paying off $3.3m in medical debt for local families has highlighted the crisis in the US healthcare system. Although charitable movements have sprung up to counter the problem, the inflated and opaque nature of medical bills remains a crucial issue. Experts call for respect for patient autonomy, transparency in billing, and enforcement of laws penalizing healthcare institutions that flout them. Recent legislation in Colorado prohibiting debt collection for non-compliant hospitals could offer a national solution.
100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach
UnitedHealth confirmed that February’s ransomware attack impacted 100 million people, the largest healthcare data breach in the US. Health insurance, health, billing, and personal information
