North Carolina hospitals wipe out $6.5B in medical debt
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) North Carolina’s medical debt relief program has surpassed its initial financial projections, relieving
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Medical debt
Trump punted on medical debt protection. Now the battle is in the states
(By Noam Levey, Katheryn Houghton, Arielle Zionts for NPR) With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans
Read MoreSurprise Medical Bills Were Supposed To Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They’re Not.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News) Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went
Read MoreMajor deal wipes out $30 billion in medical debt. Even backers say it’s not enough
(By Noam Levey for NPR) Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a nonprofit has struck a deal
Read MoreBiden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring
Read MoreEven Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) While hot-button health care issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care
Read MoreWhat are the Consequences of Health Care Debt Among Older Adults?
(By Alex Cottrill, Tricia Neuman, Lunna Lopes, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 26, 2024) Health
Read MoreLos Angeles County Approves Medical Debt Relief for Residents
(By Molly Castle Work for KFF Health News) LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to buy
Read MoreBiden administration announces a plan for removing medical debt from credit reports
(By Noam Levey for NPR) Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores
Read More15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Despite changes from the three nationwide credit reporting companies, 15 million Americans still
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