A single ambulance ride. That's all it might take for a Michigan family to fall into debt they can't shake — thousands of dollars from one night in the emergency room, owed to a hospital they thought ...

Medical debt harms people in different ways. It can lead them to seek payday loans, take money out of their retirement accounts or delay medical care. For people who give birth, financial worries can ...

Consolidating debt seems impossible when juggling high-interest credit card bills, personal loans, medical expenses, and everyday costs. The mental strain interferes with productivity and ...

Six in 10 parents said they have gone into debt to provide for their children, and they are more likely to neglect their physical and mental health than parents without debt.

This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Medical debt harms ...

With increasing debt vulnerabilities, domestic debt may become an important—though still distinct––part of debt restructurings. This paper aims to contribute to the discourse by examining the factors ...

The notices sent Pittsburghers indicating their medical debt had been canceled come two years after city council passed a law to use pandemic relief funds for the debt relief. Thousands of ...

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State Rep. Arvind Venkat, flanked by Gov. Josh Shapiro (right) and a resident affected by medical debt (left) stands at a podium for a 2024 event announcing a medical debt relief proposal.