The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means that millions of Americans with unpaid medical bills will not face ...

Legislation to Overturn Medical Debt Rule: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Ralph Norman introduced resolutions to ...

Many hospitals are not adequately informing patients about charity care policies required by the Affordable Care Act, leading to significant medical debt issues. Tamara Robinson's experience with a ...

As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from surprise medical ...

After battling two cancers, Kristopher Shook found himself overwhelmed by medical bills that led to lawsuits, and hundreds of thousands in medical debt.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez is seeking Wednesday to bring the city in line with the county’s new medical debt transparency ordinance. Last year, the Los Angeles County Board of ...

Hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit access to ...

Republican lawmakers are moving to eliminate a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule barring medical debt from ...

Medical Recovery Services has been ordered to pay $127,000 in legal fees after wrongfully suing a local woman over a $460 hospital bill. The Idaho Supreme Court’s ruling ends a nearly eight-year legal ...

US medical school students are aware of the cost of their education and the fact that they more than likely will graduate with a big debt to repay. But how does that compare with the rest of the world ...

Some new Pennsylvania parents pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for pregnancy and childbirth care. When they can’t ...

Most U.S. hospitals offer some relief to patients who struggle to pay their bills. These charity care or financial assistance programs can cover all or part of the cost of an outstanding medical bill.