How States Can Help Curb the Rising Medical Debt Related to Federal Coverage Cuts

Maanasa Kona, Sabrina Corlette, Billy Dering | 2025-09-10In a piece for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR researchers highlight how recent federal policy changes are expected to increase coverage losses, underinsurance, and medical debt, raising concerns for state policymakers about how to protect patients from unaffordable medical bills while supporting financially strained health care providers.Please click here to view the publication.