title: The intersection of medical debt and predatory lending among hispanics.
abstract: This pilot study explored the link between predatory lending and health care debt among Hispanics. Research shows that links exist between health care costs, debt, poverty, and race ( Draught & Silva, 2003 ;  Zeldin & Rukavina, 2007 ). Prior to this study there was no research on the intersection between medical debt and predatory lending although there was reason to believe this link exists ( Seifert, 2004 ). Our results confirm this link and we propose means to break it.
authors.affiliation: The Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA. Karen.gray@ou.edu
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Susy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villegas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult