Even 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
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Medical debt
What 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
Read MoreThe state canceling $2B in medical debt
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Up to 1 million residents in Arizona may have their medical debt forgiven
Read MoreWith Medical Debt Burdening Millions, a Financial Regulator Steps In to Help
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer
Read MorePeople with Medical Debt are Much More Likely to Experience Other Forms of Financial Stress
(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 12, 2024) People with medical debt are much more likely
Read MoreMedical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple
Read MoreUnderstanding the fundamentals of Medicare
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 22 percent of people ages 65 and up said they
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