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Medical debt represents a substantial financial issue for many US health care consumers, affecting an estimated 19% of households and exceeding all other forms of debt.¹ Among those with medical debt, the mean amount owed is $12鈥�430 and the median is $2000.¹ Medical debt is more common among historically marginalized communities and in 2017, an estimated 27.9% of households with a Black householder and 21.7% of households with a member of Hispanic origin had outstanding medical bills.¹ Oncologists suggested the concept of 鈥渇inancial toxicity鈥� to describe how the cost of medical care can cause financial distress and result in personal bankruptcy.² The problem of medical debt is not limited to oncology, but rather applies across the medical system, and also impinges health care access, adherence, mental health, and health outcomes.³