Medical debt definition

Medical debt means a debt arising from the receipt of health care
Medical debt means any obligation for the payment of money arising out of any agreement or contract, express or implied, for the provision of health care services as defined in RCW 48.44.010. In the context of "medical debt," "charity care" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70.170.020.
Medical debt means a debt arising from the receipt of healthcare

Examples of Medical debt in a sentence

  • Medical debt, incurred by a household over a 12-month period, at the same hospital that exceeds 25% of the family household income.

  • Medical debt collectors are concerned of the adverse effects that S.B.248 will impose on the industry, including their medical clients and medical debtors.

  • Medical debt is very different from other types of consumer debt.

  • Medical Debt Medical debt, or personal debt incurred from unpaid medical bills, is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.

  • Medical debt and related financial consequences among older African American and White adults.


More Definitions of Medical debt

Medical debt means any obligation for the payment of money
Medical debt means out-of-pocket expenses, excluding copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles, for medical costs billed by a hospital.]
Medical debt means any obligation for the payment
Medical debt means a Utah resident's debt for goods or services provided by a
Medical debt means debt arising from health care services, including products, devices, durable
Medical debt means debt arising from health-care
Medical debt means debt arising from health-care services, as defined in section 10-16-102 (33), or health-care goods, including products, devices, durable medical equipment, and prescription drugs. "Medical debt" does not include debt charged to a credit card unless the credit card is issued under an open-end or closed-end credit plan offered specifically for the payment of health-care services or health-care goods.