Medical Debt Advocate

Job overview

The Medical Debt Advocate role is onsite in Boston, Massachusetts. Compensation is $61,700–$68,100 per year. The advocate works with Health Law Advocates attorneys to serve clients facing unaffordable medical bills. HLA’s work includes individual advocacy, community engagement, and policy efforts to reduce medical debt and enforce legal protections. The role helps clients address medical bills and related access barriers while contributing to broader community-informed efforts to identify patterns and improve policy. It combines supervised client advocacy with project coordination, training, data support, and administrative work.

What you'll do

• Advocate under attorney supervision with medical providers and collection agencies to reduce or eliminate unaffordable bills
• help clients obtain or maintain health insurance and submit financial assistance applications
• investigate client matters and develop advocacy strategies with attorneys
• maintain case files
• support the Medical Debt Initiative, including meetings, community organization coaching, project goals, and data tracking
• assist with trainings and outreach
• participate in policy advocacy and coalition meetings as needed
• support administrative tasks and intake paralegals.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

medical debt advocate

client advocacy

medical bills

health insurance

financial assistance

community engagement

policy advocacy

boston ma

health law advocates

$61,700-$68,100/year

english and another language

spanish or portuguese preferred

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) or Roth 401(k) with variable employer contribution after one year
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 20 vacation days, 3 personal days, 15 sick days, 12 paid holidays, birthday day, and 3 volunteer days
• FSAs
• life and long-term disability insurance
• outside health insurance reimbursement
• $150 annual fitness reimbursement
• up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

Why this role

Strong English and another language are required; Spanish or Portuguese proficiency is strongly desired, and other languages are welcome. The role includes individual advocacy and community-informed policy work.

About the employer

Health Law Advocates is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.