Pro Bono Representation and Advocacy for Patients with Medical Debt (Webinar)

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Representation and advocacy for patients with medical debt is essential. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), $88 billion of outstanding medical bills are currently in collections. One recent survey found that 41 percent of U.S. adults have unpaid healthcare bills. Medical bills are rife with errors, and billing systems are complex. Further, while nonprofit hospitals are required to have financial assistance policies, many eligible patients do not know about available assistance or have difficulty with the application process.

This one-hour CLE will include a discussion about a proposed rule currently under consideration by the CFPB about medial debt on credit scores, as well as an update about recently-enacted New Jersey protections for people with medical debt and coverage of proposed federal and state legislation to prevent patients from accumulating medical debt. This class will also include practical tips for assisting patients with hospital financial assistance applications and avoiding costly medical payment products.

Class participants will receive a page of resources for attorneys who have pro bono cases involving medical debt, including contact information for local Philadelphia organizations can help their clients apply for Medicaid, contact information for a local Philadelphia student group that helps patients apply for hospital financial assistance, and more.

Provider:
Jenkins Law Library, an accredited provider under the Pennsylvania CLE Board's Rules, will serve as the CLE provider for this course. The course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hour of CLE credit in substantive law, practice and procedure.

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.0 hour of total CLE credit.

Note:
This webinar will be presented using Zoom, a free videoconferencing service. For more information on Zoom, please visit the Zoom Support page.