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Advocacy & Benefits Counseling for Health, Inc. (ABC for Health), is a Wisconsin-based, nonprofit public interest law firm that promotes health equity and social justice. ABC for Health is dedicated to ensuring health care access for children and families. ABC for Health’s mission is to provide health care consumers with the services and support they need to navigate a complex health care financing system.

How to Contact ABC: Clients and client referrals can call our office: (608)261-6939, send us a fax: (608)261-6938, or email us: info@safetyweb.org.

Celebrating 30 Years! In 2024, ABC for Health celebrates 30 years of promoting health equity and social justice! Thank you to everyone who joined us in early July for an Open House event to commemorate 30 years! Read our ABC for Health 30th Anniversary Firm Biography.

Report: ABC for Health has issued a report in October 2022 titled "Medical Debt & Collections in Wisconsin: Restarting the Collections Machine." Some Wisconsin hospitals and specialty providers have resumed aggressive collections lawsuits after a pause during the COVID pandemic.

Report: ABC for Health issued a report titled "Medical Debt & Collections: A Better Way Forward for Wisconsin." In a sampling of medical debt collections actions in Wisconsin, where health systems sought over $10 million in judgments, patients were represented by an attorney in fewer than 1% of cases. Health systems were always represented. Click Here to read a copy of the Report. For more information on managing or avoiding medical debt, see ABC for Health’s Fighting Forward Guidebook.

ABC for Health is a proud member agency of Community Shares of Wisconsin and a collaborating partner in the Civil Legal Aid Alliance of Wisconsin

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