NCLC: Medical Debt Crisis - Impact on Native and Indigenous

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Central Time (US & Canada)
  • By: National Consumer Law Center
  • Webinar
Topics:
  • Health Law
  • Indian Law
Free Webinar 

Medical Debt Crisis - Impact on Native and Indigenous Families

Thursday, February 9, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM (ET)  

 

The COVID-19 pandemic helped to reveal the large health inequalities in the United States, specifically in communities of color. According to data from Johns Hopkins, Native and Indigenous communities were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic due to underfunded and under-resourced health systems, limited access to health services, poor infrastructure, and underlying health disparities that place them at higher risk. While these stark racial inequities and gaps in health outcomes were brought to light during a global health crisis, the root causes have been at work for years.

This webinar will look at medical debt in Native and Indigenous communities, the social and political influences causing an increased risk of medical debt, and what groups on the ground are doing to address this issue.

Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences in healthcare advocacy, data trends they have seen in medical debt in their states, and best practices and policy ideas for addressing medical debt in Native and Indigenous communities. 

  • CLE Credit Comments: No Oklahoma CLE credits are available for this presentation.
  • Contact:
    National Consumer Law Center
    (617) 542-8010