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In July 2023, the Urban Institute issued a report, Medical Debt in New York State and Its Unequal Burden Across Communities. The report

examines the geographic variation of medical debt in collections in New York State, providing a detailed picture of its unequal distribution across local communities. We estimate the share of consumers with medical debt on their credit reports and the amounts owed, how medical debt varies across and within the state’s 10 economic regions, and disparities in medical debt based on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of consumers’ communities.