Thousands of Orange County residents saddled with medical debts have been granted a “no-strings-attached gift,” according to a national nonprofit that partnered with the county to forgive ...

Los Angeles County is eliminating medical debt for more than 130,000 Los Angeles County residents. One in 9 people in Los Angeles County suffer from medical debt. Nicolle Wallace on Trump's new ...

According to Gov. Shapiro’s office, the commonwealth’s total balance of medical debt was over $1.8 billion in 2023, impacting 13% of the state with a disproportionate burden on vulnerable ...

Cleveland says it used $1 million in COVID stimulus dollars to help wipe out more than $165 million in medical debt for 161,481 low-income residents, or about $1,023 each on average (“Medical ...

Medical bills are a nightmare, and one of the only things that can make them worse is getting one from years ago when you weren’t expecting it. Are you under any obligation to pay your medical ...

Also known as reorganization bankruptcy, in this chapter, you create a three-to-five-year repayment ... letter can help too. When you’ve confirmed that all the debt is correct, ask your medical ...

The Oregon Senate passed a bill to remove medical debt from credit reports. Nearly one-third of Oregonians have medical debt. A similar federal rule is currently on hold due to legal challenges.

The bill, Senate File 0143, is not merely a piece of legislation; it is a lifeline for those of us who rely on Medical Assistance to manage our mental and physical health challenges. By defining ...

The American Medical ... loan repayment approach with providers following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in early 2024. On April 11, the association sent a letter to Optum ...

Some 17,000 people in Eastern Massachusetts should soon receive letters in the mail that their medical debt has been forgiven. That’s because a national nonprofit, Undue Medical Debt, announced this ...

Foley says the non-profit organization guides consumers through the process of applying for hospital bill forgiveness. The hospitals often classify it as “charity care.” It is federal law.