ABC for Health: Patient medical debt and inequities persist

Madison, WI – Uncompensated care in Wisconsin hospitals was $1.28 billion in 2022, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s “Uncompensated Health Care Report, Wisconsin Hospitals Fiscal Year 2022.” The report identifies a slight drop in overall uncompensated care, a measure that combines both charity care and bad debt totals at Wisconsin hospitals. In 2021, the total uncompensated care wa...