How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe
March 05, 2014
Mark Rukavina holds an MBA from Babson College and is a principal at Community Health Advisors, LLC. Community Health Advisors assists hospitals in developing policies that comply with new regulatory requirements on financial assistance, billing and collection issues. He serves on the HFMA/ACA Medical Debt Task Force and the HFMA Price Transparency Task Force. Mark previously served as director of The Access Project, a national research and advocacy organization, and is a recognized expert on healthcare affordability and medical debt. He has testified before U.S. Congressional committees, published research and policy briefs and regularly speaks on issues related to healthcare affordability presenting a unique perspective on these issues based on his direct work with consumers and policy expertise.
An estimated 7 million adults said that a billing error resulted in being sent to a debt collection agency. So what should you do if this happens to you?
