RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina ... their debt to collectors or tell credit reporting agencies about unpaid bills. Interest rates on medical debt also would be capped. The plan has the ...
Changes have made it so medical debt carries less influence on credit reports. But experts say more can be done to improve ...
The reason for medical debt in the U.S. -- too-high healthcare prices -- seemed to be unanimously agreed on at Thursday's ...
Roy Cooper and state health officials unveiled a plan ... to report medical debt to credit agencies. With the program, the governor and the Department of Health and Human Services aim to address a ...
Cooper also signed into law a bill that that allows the N.C. Leadership Academy in Kernersville to be one of four charter ...
A growing number of people can no longer afford to heat their homes or buy food says one of the upper North Island’s largest ... keeping up with debt repayments and paying power, water, and ...
These charges will reduce what you're able to keep. The IRS waives the penalty for certain hardships, including becoming disabled and approved disaster relief. Some plans allow for hardship ...
Research shows cancer patients, people with lower incomes and those without insurance are more likely to face this financial ...
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, and Labor Pensions discussed actionable solutions to address the medical debt ...
Medical debt drops significantly once patients qualify for Medicare — if they can afford several hundred dollars a month for a private supplemental policy and a drug plan, though this year ...