The policy to remove health-care bills from credit reporting must remain to protect patients from predatory billing practices ...

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 ...

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

Medical debt harms people in different ways. It can lead them to seek payday loans, take money out of their retirement ...

The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports is uncertain, impacting millions.

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

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

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 ...

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.