Introduction

As hospitals and health systems seek strategies to improve equity, a dressing medical debt should be a top priority. Most consumers can afford an unexpected expense of 400 dollars or more. Research shows that the stress associated with debt is associated with triple the incidents of mental health conditions such as anxiety, stress or depression. I'm joined by peter shellam, m d, ph d, head of pre clinical, clinical and medical affairs at johnson and johnson medtek, to discuss how technology is helping deliver on this vision.