June 24, 2022
By Kimberly Dishongh Tony McDaniel’s life has changed drastically in the last two years. He still enjoys watching sports and fishing, but his thoughts are often dominated by dialysis and medical debt. It’s been a shock to his system. “Especially when you’re healthy and all of a sudden your life gets turned upside down, no […]
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June 24, 2022
Danna F. Grear, M.D., is a radiologist and founding partner of The Breast Center, a MANA Clinic in northwest Arkansas. The physicians of MANA hold the MANA Fund with Arkansas Community Foundation. Started to recognize a colleague, the fund supports a benevolence fund for employees facing personal emergencies, and the Murray T Harris scholarship fund […]
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June 24, 2022
The Arkansas Asset Funders Network, Arkansas Community Institute, Arkansas Community Foundation and Hope Policy Institute joined together in January 2022 for an announcement highlighting the escalating debt issues in Arkansas and a set of recommendations for addressing the issue. Moderated by Talk Business and Politics host Roby Brock, the event provided an overview of medical […]
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June 24, 2022
by Bill Bynum, CEO, HOPE Enterprise Corporation Anchored in the America’s Deep South, HOPE is a financial institution owned and led by women and people of color and a policy center that works to open doors to the American Dream. HOPE sees how medical debts push doors to opportunity further out of reach every day. […]
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June 24, 2022
Medical debt is a barrier for 37 percent of Arkansans. That is a disheartening statistic, but the future need not be bleak. National and local experts are tackling the problem strategically in hopes of creating a better tomorrow. “These aren’t mistakes those individuals made. This isn’t where an individual has taken out a loan,” said […]
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June 24, 2022
In April, a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Medical Debt Burden in the United States” was issued, which elevates medical debt as a larger problem nationwide. Some findings from the report: • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus research shows $88 billion in medical debt on consumer credit records as of June 2021. […]
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June 24, 2022
By Adena J. White If there is one thing Kevin Ryan wants people to take away from the conversation around medical debt, it is that there are no villains. “People seek out medical care because they need it. Providers are willing to provide medical care to save lives. Businesses have to generate an excess of […]
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June 8, 2022
With the help of a scholarship from the Oaklawn Foundation, Demarius Grant plans to attend Arkansas Tech University this fall and play football as a walk-on. At 6-foot-1,310 pounds and benches around 400 pounds, he has pretty good chances. Demarius is a graduate of Fountain Lake High School. He plans to pursue a career in […]
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