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Medical Debt in Virginia: Toward a More Transparent and Affordable Future
Medical debt remains a significant burden in the United States and Virginia. While national and state-level debt in collections has declined in recent years, this trend is expected to reverse due to federal policy shifts, including Medicaid cuts and the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.
Schroeder Center Research Fellows Caroline Jones ‘26, Pooja Muthuraj ‘25, M.S. ‘26, and Fiona Morris ‘28 worked with Dr. Elyas Bakhtiari, Schroeder Center Director and Associate Professor of Sociology, to study the medical debt crisis in Virginia and assess how effective state policies are in addressing the issue and released the following policy brief, "Medical Debt in Virginia: Toward a More Transparent and Affordable Future."