Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt
When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection B...
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As some medical debt disappears from Americans' credit reports, scores are rising
The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically ...
Medical debt could be barred from ruining your credit score soon
The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thur...
Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk
DENVER — Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by a thought while working at a homeless shelter in downto...
Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid bills, report finds
North Carolina hospitals — led by the state's largest public medical system — have sued thousands of...
'We're not doing that': A Black couple won't crowdfund to pay medical debt
When Kristie Fields was undergoing treatment for breast cancer nine years ago, she got some unsolici...
Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards
The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit c...
Medical debt affects millions, and advocates push IRS, consumer agency for relief
Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are p...
Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit
Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain pol...
Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis
PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in ...
How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care
Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to...
Why Black Americans are more likely to be saddled with medical debt
When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black Knoxvi...
Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt
Almost everything about the opening of the 2019 Prosper High School Eagles' football season was big....