April Kuehnhoff

“both the insured and uninsured, because of how we’re increasingly putting more costs onto individuals for those plans”

April Kuehnhoff · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12

Kuehnhoff said medical debt will grow among both insured and uninsured people as more costs are shifted onto individuals.

“It’s people who lose their coverage because they can’t afford it, or they can’t meet these new stringent requirements. It’s people who maybe they can afford it but the plan they get isn’t as good, and they are asked to have a higher deductible, higher co-pay, so they just have a higher out-of-pocket [cost],”

April Kuehnhoff · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12

Kuehnhoff described the types of people affected by growing medical debt, including those losing coverage or facing higher out-of-pocket costs.