Despite seniors' access to Medicare, Fidelity Investments' 245th annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate reveals that a ...

These disputes can start with something as small as a clerical error.

When that first medical bill comes after a loved one dies, many families fear they will have to foot the bill. The good news is that’s typically not the case due to probate. During the probate process ...

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Since 2019, the number of hospital lawsuits against patients in New York has fallen from 14,000 to 100 annually.

Achieve reports on options for debt help, which vary from debt consolidation to professional relief or bankruptcy.

Medical debt might seem as though it’s a problem limited largely to people who lack adequate health insurance coverage. But even those who have a health plan could find themselves struggling to pay ...

Medical debt is a fact of life for millions of Americans, and the numbers are staggering. Roughly 20 million adults owe at least $250, while the total medical debt owed nationwide exceeds $220 billion ...

A recent federal court ruling overturned a Biden-era ban on medical debt in credit reports just as access to healthcare and health insurance is becoming more fragile. The decision could thwart the ...

This aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.

Letters notifying Arizonans of cleared medical debt are being sent by the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt as part of a program launched by Gov. Katie Hobbs. $429 million in medical debt has been erased ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Concerns about medical debt filled the Minnesota State Capitol in 2024, as advocates helped rally support for a series of protections known as "The Debt Fairness Act," but that political ...