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Health and Health Care Utilization Effects of Medical Debt Forgiveness

28 kwietnia 2026 zaktualizowane przez: Wesley Yin, University of California, Los Angeles
The goal of this study is to estimate the direct, causal impact of medical debt on health care utilization, mental health, and wellbeing of patients. The investigators will conduct a survey to measure the impact of the debt forgiveness on health care use, mental health, and wellbeing. The survey will be administered to approximately 17,000 subjects of a recent medical financial intervention. In that prior intervention, a non-profit charity, RIP Medical Debt, purchased and abolished medical debt for a randomly selected about 6,000 (out of the 17,000) individuals. In this current protocol, the investigators will administer the survey, and will compare surveyed outcomes of subjects who received and did not receive the intervention.

Przegląd badań

Szczegółowy opis

This study will estimate the direct, causal impact of medical debt on health care utilization, mental health, and wellbeing of patients. To do so, the investigators will administer a survey to approximately 17,000 subjects of a recent medical financial intervention. In that intervention, a non-profit charity, RIP Medical Debt, purchased and abolished medical debt for a randomly selected about 6,000 (out of the 17,000) study subjects. In this current protocol, the investigators will compare surveyed outcomes of subjects who received and did not receive the medical debt abolishment intervention. Because debt abolishment was randomized, comparing surveyed outcomes of treated and control subjects in the cross-section will allow the study to estimate the causal impact of the medical debt abolishment. The survey will measure the effects of medical debt on three sets of outcomes: (i) health care utilization, as measured by medical care visits, prescription drug utilization and adherence, and unmet need for medical care; (ii) mental health, as measured by validated screens for depression and anxiety; and (iii) subjective wellbeing, as measured by self-reported health, forgone consumption, and financial strain. This study would be the first to provide a direct, causal connection between the rising personal debt associated with U.S. health care and the health outcomes of its recipients.

Typ studiów

Obserwacyjny

Zapisy (Rzeczywisty)

15008

Kontakty i lokalizacje

Ta sekcja zawiera dane kontaktowe osób prowadzących badanie oraz informacje o tym, gdzie badanie jest przeprowadzane.

Lokalizacje studiów

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, Stany Zjednoczone, 90095
        • Wesley Yin

Kryteria uczestnictwa

Badacze szukają osób, które pasują do określonego opisu, zwanego kryteriami kwalifikacyjnymi. Niektóre przykłady tych kryteriów to ogólny stan zdrowia danej osoby lub wcześniejsze leczenie.

Kryteria kwalifikacji

Wiek uprawniający do nauki

18 lat i starsze (Dorosły, Starszy dorosły)

Akceptuje zdrowych ochotników

Tak

Metoda próbkowania

Próbka prawdopodobieństwa

Badana populacja

The study population is a probability sample drawn from population of individuals who owe medical debt held by FFAM, a debt collection agency.

Opis

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals ages 18 and over who owed medical debt to FFAM, a debt collections agency

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Excluded individuals who owed less than $500 in medical debt to FFAM
  • Excluded individuals with missing social security numbers

Plan studiów

Ta sekcja zawiera szczegółowe informacje na temat planu badania, w tym sposób zaprojektowania badania i jego pomiary.

Jak projektuje się badanie?

Szczegóły projektu

Kohorty i interwencje

Grupa / Kohorta
Interwencja / Leczenie
Treatment
Subjects in this "treatment" group had their medical debt forgiven by a non-profit charity, RIP Medical Debt. This protocol will administer a survey to measure subjects' health care utilization, mental health, and subjective well-being.
A non-profit charity, RIP Medical Debt, bought and retired medical debt for individuals that were assigned to the treatment group.
Control
No intervention was given to subjects in this "control" group. This protocol will administer a survey to measure subjects' health care utilization, mental health, and subjective well-being.

Co mierzy badanie?

Podstawowe miary wyniku

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
8-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) Depression Scale
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Scores on the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depression.
An average of 12 months after the intervention.

Miary wyników drugorzędnych

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
Received Needed Health Care
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Binary response to: "If you needed medical care in the last 12 months, did you get ALL the medical care you needed?" (Health Care Utilization domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Received Needed Rx
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Binary response to: "If you needed prescription medications in the last 12 months, did you get all the prescription medications you needed?" (Health Care Utilization domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7) Scale
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Scores on the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater severity of anxiety (Mental Health Domain).
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Stress
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Binary response to: "Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous or anxious or is unable to sleep at night because his/her mind is troubled all the time. Do you feel this kind of stress these days?" (Mental Health Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
General Health
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Response to: "In general, would you say your health is: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor?" (General Health Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Happiness
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Response to: "Taken all together, how would you say things are these days - would you say that you are Very Happy, Pretty Happy, or Not Too Happy?" (Subjective Wellbeing Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Problems paying other bills
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Response to: "Besides medical bills, have you had problems paying other types of bills in the past 12 months?" (Financial Stress Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Changes in spending due to medical debt
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Indexed response to: "As a result of medical bills have you cut back on spending in the past 12 months on i) basic necessities (like food, heat or housing, or other basic household items), ii) Big-ticket items (like cars, furniture, or appliances); iii) business investments?" (Financial Stress Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Changes in borrowing due to medical debt
Ramy czasowe: An average of 12 months after the intervention.
Indexed response to: "As a result of medical bills, in the past 12 months, have you i) Increased your credit card debt, or charge card debt? ii) Borrowed money from a payday lender?; iii) Borrowed from friends and family?; iv) Used up all or most of your savings?; v) Increased debt on other lines of credit?" (Financial Stress Domain)
An average of 12 months after the intervention.

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Śledczy

  • Główny śledczy: Wesley Yin, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Daty zapisu na studia

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Główne daty studiów

Rozpoczęcie studiów (Rzeczywisty)

9 listopada 2020

Zakończenie podstawowe (Rzeczywisty)

31 grudnia 2021

Ukończenie studiów (Rzeczywisty)

31 grudnia 2021

Daty rejestracji na studia

Pierwszy przesłany

27 marca 2021

Pierwszy przesłany, który spełnia kryteria kontroli jakości

4 kwietnia 2021

Pierwszy wysłany (Rzeczywisty)

8 kwietnia 2021

Aktualizacje rekordów badań

Ostatnia wysłana aktualizacja (Rzeczywisty)

30 kwietnia 2026

Ostatnia przesłana aktualizacja, która spełniała kryteria kontroli jakości

28 kwietnia 2026

Ostatnia weryfikacja

1 kwietnia 2026

Więcej informacji

Terminy związane z tym badaniem

Plan dla danych uczestnika indywidualnego (IPD)

Planujesz udostępniać dane poszczególnych uczestników (IPD)?

TAK

Opis planu IPD

We will make de-identified and restricted data available to the research community through portals such as the publicly accessible Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (hosted by the University of Michigan). We will preserve the confidentiality of study participants and protect personal health information by stripping the data of personally identifying information and purging it of all personal health information, and any information that is sufficiently fine so that it could identify individuals. We will follow standard protocols, such as converting specific dates to relative dates or date intervals, and aggregating small cells. This will allow us to maximize the data available to researchers while strictly preserving confidentiality and privacy.

Ramy czasowe udostępniania IPD

De-identified and confidential IPD will be made available by the on-line publication date of published research.

Kryteria dostępu do udostępniania IPD

Access will be limited to researchers for non-commercial uses. Users will also need to certify that no attempt will be made to re-identify participants from the de-identified data.

Typ informacji pomocniczych dotyczących udostępniania IPD

  • SOK ROŚLINNY
  • ICF
  • ANALITYCZNY_KOD

Informacje o lekach i urządzeniach, dokumenty badawcze

Bada produkt leczniczy regulowany przez amerykańską FDA

Nie

Bada produkt urządzenia regulowany przez amerykańską FDA

Nie

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