Your medical debt was about to be removed from your credit reports — until a federal judge in Texas struck down the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have made it happen. The ...

Black Americans are disproportionately affected by medical debt and can use a new consumer tool to help manage their bills ...

Does the thought of your medical debt make you feel a little sick? Here's where you can turn for help.

Medical bills have a way of arriving when life is already stressful. Whether it's a sudden ER visit, a specialist appointment you didn't plan for or a round of tests your insurance didn't fully cover, ...

Medical bills have a way of surprising you, and typically not in a good way. Even routine medical procedures can come with pages of itemized charges, insurance adjustments and remaining balances that ...

Unfortunately, federal efforts to protect people from crippling medical debt have stalled. This means that now more than ever ...

For a lot of people in the U.S., a medical crisis is also a financial one. Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As part of our series The Cost of ...

Medical bills have a way of showing up when you least expect them. You thought your insurance covered everything. Then the statement arrives, and suddenly you're staring at a balance you didn't plan ...

Maryland’s new law expands protections for patients with hospital bills. Starting in 2025, hospitals must offer sliding-scale discounts, give patients more time to apply for assistance, and face ...