4+ week, 2+ day ago   (572+ words) "People need protection from potential financial ruin, and they need it today." Massachusetts is moving forward with a plan to keep medical debt off consumers' credit reports, aiming to protect residents from a health care bill becoming long-term financial harm....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1432+ words) The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two tourists with arm injuries burst in within minutes of one another. Praveen Biln, the registered nurse on duty in the ER, kicked…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (317+ words) Black Americans carry twice the medical debt of white borrowers, study finds AOL.com Black Americans continue to face the highest rates of medical debt in the United States. Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white borrowers to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (497+ words) A new law in Hawaiʻi could wipe out up to $91 million in medical debt for tens of thousands of residents, part of a broader push to make health care more accessible before costs spiral out of control. At two separate…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (463+ words) In the absence of federal action, philanthropy and state governments are relieving Americans’ medical debt. The Rise of Medical Debt Forgiveness Jabin Botsford|The Washington Post via Getty Images A woman opens a late medical bill in 2019 in Fresno, CA....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) Next year (2027), medical bills in South Carolina may look a little longer. (WOLO)– Next year (2027), medical bills in South Carolina may look a little longer Starting in January, hospitals and healthcare facilities will be required to give patients itemized…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) YOU ARE AT: Home » Why chasing unpaid medical bills has become a global business story With claim denials on the rise and payers relying more heavily on automated review systems, the old, quiet back-office job of tracking down unpaid healthcare…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (340+ words) History will remember what the River Region does in this moment. Long after the bankruptcy filings have been archived and the court proceedings have ended, people will remember whether this community came together to save one of its most important…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (870+ words) Tampa Bay Times In recent years, medical credit cards have made their way into the South Florida offices of dentists, ophthalmologists and other doctors as one way people can finance their care.These are not the typical credit cards you…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (693+ words) BOSTON (SHNS) – Bay Staters saddled with medical debt could be insulated from wrecked credit scores under pending regulations Gov. Maura Healey announced Tuesday, rules that also aim to ease healthcare affordability and boost access to care. The proposal from the…...