One-Pager: Non-profit Hospitals would keep New Yorkers in debt for the rest of their lives
Posted March 6, 2024 by Marielle Ray
Under the current Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL) over 80,000 New Yorkers have been sued for medical debt and 740,000 New Yorkers are burdened by medical debt. Modernizing the HFAL is a critical step toward eliminating medical debt; but the Hospitals are advocating for regressive amendments to the HFAL that will leave New Yorkers in debt for the rest of their lives. Download the one-pager below.