A surprise medical bill can be crippling — especially if you can’t afford to pay it. Nearly 20 million Americans (that’s 1 in ...

Doctors and Clinicians analyzed academic research and news reports to see how medical debt is contributing to personal ...

A new study out of the University of Southern California challenges the silent resignation many feel when faced with daunting ...

Every year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issues a report on aggressive and illegal debt collection ...

Hospitals may have given up on collecting on widespread medical debt, but forgiveness still throws a lifeline to those who ...

The city is sending out letters notifying residents that their medical debt is relieved. The value? $130 million ...

D.C. has deals in place to cancel $42 million in medical debt for 62,000 residents, through a partnership with a nonprofit ...

New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez is pushing legislation that would take inspiration from a 2021 state law that protects ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill authored by State Senator Monique Limón that stops medical debt from impacting a person's credit score is now only awaiting the Governor's signature to become law. SB 1061 ...

The firm is already working on a $47,000 debt purchase that will relieve $6 million of debt for around 4,000 city residents.

Thousands of low-income D.C. residents will soon see their medical debt erased. The District of Columbia is wiping nearly $42 ...

A new program overseen by the state’s health department will help eliminate medical debt for those struggling to pay their ...