MU Staff Development Week Presentation
Tuesday, May 21, 9:00-10:30am
Registration is now open for Zoom presentation (open to all MU faculty and staff)
Whenever we visit the doctor or go to the hospital, we are asked to acknowledge that we are financially responsible to pay for medical services received. Rarely, however, are we told ahead of time how much we will be charged. Contractual obligation to pay for unexpected medical costs has led to significant financial hardship for many households. Recent legislation and agency action attempt to address the problems of unaffordable healthcare costs and surprising medical bills. We now have pricing transparency tools and savings vehicles to help us plan and strategize, but many who could benefit are not yet using them. What are patient rights in this evolving legal and financial landscape, and how can patients best plan and pay for health care costs? In this presentation, we will cover what you need to know to keep both you and your financial accounts healthy.
Presenters:
- Andrea Boyack, Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law at the MU School of Law
- Andrew Zumwalt, Associate Teaching Professor & Program Chair for the Department of Personal Financial Planning
- Marie Concannon, Head, Government Information & Data Archives, University of Missouri Library
Professor Andrea Boyack has taught contracts, property, and upper-level courses related to finance and housing for 17 years, joining Mizzou Law in 2023 from Washburn University School of Law, where she was the Norman R. Pozez Chair of Business & Transactional Law and co-director of the school’s Business and Transactional Law Center. Professor Boyack has written and published extensively on consumer law and housing issues, including scholarly articles on consumer contracts, tenant rights and eviction, bankruptcy, and housing affordability and integration.
Before joining CAFNR, Andrew Zumwalt spent 17 years in Extension, creating curriculum and educating Missouri residents about personal finance issues. His interests mainly involve taxation, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Marie Concannon coordinates the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for the state of Missouri. The FDLP was established by Congress to support an informed citizenry, connecting people with government information and expert assistance through participating libraries. In 2024, Marie was given the 2024 James Bennett Childs Award for lifetime achievement by the American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable.
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