Hospitals worry about bad debt
A recent national survey found nearly one-third of Americans are having trouble paying medical bills. And, as the economy weakens, uncompensated care is becoming a greater concern for hospitals.
Lynn Blewett, a health policy expert at the University of Minnesota, says that solutions need to be community based.
"We have to think creatively because we're not going to have any money," Blewett told Minnesota Public Radio. "So we can't really just expand MinnesotaCare because we're facing a budget deficit at the state level. And the federal government is into trillion dollar deficit budgeting. So we have to think creatively about how to get people care without a lot of resources."
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