Healthcare

Healthcare

Healthcare costs and medical debt adversely affect the financial lives of millions of vulnerable Americans each year, while financially struggling patients often experience worse health outcomes. Delivering better healthcare requires prioritizing patient financial health. Learn more about the intersection of health and financial health and discover new strategies to better support your patients, members, customers, or communities.

Medical Debt Strains Financial Health

By supporting the healthcare industry with data-driven financial health insights, strategies, and solutions, the Financial Health Network empowers hospitals, healthcare providers, and insurers to improve patient outcomes financially, fostering loyalty and trust within the communities they serve.

~1 in 6 Americans (18%)report medical debt in collections as of June 2020.

$140+ billionin medical debt burdens patients and their families across the country.

Research and Resources

Explore our free library of research, tools, and solutions for healthcare organizations looking to improve patient outcomes – medically and financially.

Preventing Medical Debt: Recommendations for Employers

Preventing Medical Debt: Recommendations for Employers

This report shines a light on employer decisions around health insurance and how those decisions have helped shape the medical debt crisis, explaining specific actions employers should take now to reduce employee financial stress while improving productivity and retention.

Preventing Medical Debt: Recommendations for Insurers

Preventing Medical Debt: Recommendations for Insurers

This report shows how the shifting health insurance landscape has helped shape the medical debt crisis, identifying specific actions insurers should take now to boost Americans’ confidence in their coverage and motivate them to pursue timely care that reduces the need for costlier services.

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Learn

Gain a deeper understanding of the evolving health and financial health needs of American households, with free access to research and insights based on transactional data, surveys, and other proprietary metrics.

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Innovate

Discover new solutions for supporting the financial health of people and families – developed, tested, and scaled in our Financial Solutions Lab. Improve patient outcomes, reduce inequities, and cultivate loyalty within your communities.

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Consult

Collaborate with our researchers, behavioral science experts, and advisors to build data-driven financial health strategies that make sense for your healthcare organization and your patients or members.

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Connect

Find upcoming events for healthcare providers, insurers, and other change-makers solving financial health challenges.

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Healthcare Team

Michelle Proser

Michelle Proser

Senior Director, Healthcare Solutions
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Uzma Amin

Uzma Amin

Manager, Healthcare
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