Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration ...

A federal judge blocked a rule from the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have kept medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Mind Your Money host Julie Hyman reports on ...

The good news is, though, that unlike criminal cases, debt collection lawsuits are civil matters, and most medical debt lawsuits won't make it to trial because both parties benefit from reaching an ...

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 ...

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More than $144 million in medical debt is being eliminated for more than 200,000 Michigan residents. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the relief as the “first wave” of debt erasing through a ...

You can take several steps to negotiate a medical bill in collections, such as: Start by contacting your health care provider ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - An Ohio lawmaker from Toledo is pushing legislation to protect patients from aggressive medical debt collection practices, citing cases like a small-town hospital that sued 2,700 ...

More than $135 million in medical debt owed by thousands of New Yorkers has been erased, Mayor Eric Adams announced Oct. 22, marking the latest effort to chip away at the massive financial burden ...

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More than 141,000 Arizona residents will receive letters this week notifying them that their medical debt has been relieved. So far, Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’ administration and nonprofit Undue ...