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Medical Debt: “The Debt of Necessity” – A Current U.S. Picture from the CFPB

Jane Sarashon

consumer credit rating companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — planned to remove medical bill collections that were under $500 from consumers’ credit reports. From the start, CFPB has been monitoring medical debt along with other forms of household debt — student loans, mortgages, credit cards, and so on.

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DOCTORS AND THE SURROGATE MOTHER

Matt Kinley

However, they can help the parties understand the medical issues such contracts create. According to the recommendations of a 2008 American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) committee opinion, a medical professional’s obligation is to care from the pregnant woman and the fetus.

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How the Coronavirus is Reshaping Consumer Trust – The Edelman Trust Barometer Lens and Health Impacts

Health Populi

consumers were re-shapen by the 2008 Recession in two key ways: people took on more self-service DIY daily life-flows, seeking self-sufficiency and less dependence on institutions; and, consumers became more value-sensitive both in terms of financial value and personal values. Finally, 61% of U.S. But the situation still gets worse.

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Gallup Reveals Americans’ Views on Industry Are the Lowest Since 2008 – Implications for Healthcare and Pharma

Health Populi

In their latest look into consumers’ views on business in America, Gallup found that peoples’ ratings on business fell to their lowest ratings overall since 2008. Health Populi’s Hot Points : For some context, remember that 2008 was the advent of the Great Recession. have declined in the past year.