/tags/medical-debt Medical Debt en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:13:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-01/report-hospital-patients-without-insurance-pay-higher-rates A revised report presented to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee shows prices for hospital procedures depend on who is paying the tab. The report shows that uninsured patients paying out of pocket often have the highest rates. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:13:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-01/report-hospital-patients-without-insurance-pay-higher-rates Kaveh Mowahed /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-12/ineligible-for-obamacare-immigrants-may-continue-to-face-debt-and-poor-health Maria Cabrera owed $57,000 dollars after she suffered a heart attack and ended up in an Albuquerque hospital.“Once I was out of the hospital, I got… Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:39:02 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-12/ineligible-for-obamacare-immigrants-may-continue-to-face-debt-and-poor-health /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-12/those-in-the-obamacare-affordability-gap-risk-futures-in-medical-debt Meet Karla Castañeda. She’s 22, is a single mother, and recently went back to school. Her son is eligible for Medicaid, but she is not because she makes… Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:35:45 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-12/those-in-the-obamacare-affordability-gap-risk-futures-in-medical-debt