NEWBERG, Ore. — A medical diagnosis or major medical event can be life-changing not only for the patient but for the patient’s family and friends. The emotional cost is high enough, but the physical and financial cost can be crushing and generational.
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According to the Pearson-KFF Health System Tracker, nearly one in 12 adults owes medical debt, and Americans as a whole owe at least $220 billion in medical debt. That debt can come from the physical operations, to recovery, to ongoing at-home care…