Patients who visit hospital-owned doctors’ offices are discovering something that could make them feel sick to their stomach: a surprise “facility fee” unrelated to the medical treatment they…
Read more Patients are being hit with this surprise fee just for seeing their docCredit: Shutterstock As local elected officials scramble to address threats to the social safety net posed by the federal government shutdown, the Orange County government had at least…
Read more Orange County wipes out more than a half billion dollars in medical debtQuinn Cochran-Zipp went to the emergency room three times with severe abdominal pain before doctors figured out that she had early-stage cancer in the germ cells of her…
Read more Big loopholes in hospital charity care programs mean patients still get stuck with the tabTom Zawierucha, 58, a building services worker in New Jersey, wishes candidates would talk more about protecting older Americans from big medical bills. Teresa Morton, 43, a freight…
Read more Worries about medical bills weigh on voters’ minds as election nearsclick to enlarge Orange County Government via Orange TV Archives Orange County commissioner Nicole Wilson speaks during Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 18, 2024. After initially…
Read more Orange County leaders delay vote on medical debt cancellation initiativeVANCOUVER, Wash., May 2, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Dollar For, a national nonprofit organization that assists patients in accessing hospital charity care, has released groundbreaking findings from its 2023 research…
Read more Dollar For’s Research Reveals $14 Billion Gap in Hospital Financial Assistance ProgramsORLANDO, Fla. – Hundreds of millions of dollars in medical debt could be absorbed as Orange County leaders consider how to spend leftover federal aid from the American…
Read more Orange County may take on millions in medical debt. Here is how it would workclick to enlarge Orange County Government Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings Orange County commissioners decided after a lengthy discussion Tuesday to dedicate a portion of unused federal pandemic…
Read more Orange County poised to use federal pandemic relief funds to cancel medical debtNew York has become the second U.S. state to protect their residents’ credit scores from being tarnished by unpaid medical bills. New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday…
Read more New York joins Colorado in banning medical debt from consumer credit scoresCasey McIntyre wanted her friends and loved ones to hear about her death directly from her, and on her own terms, her husband says. So on Tuesday, Nov.…
Read more ‘If you’re reading this, I have passed away’: Mom, 38, goes viral for last message, final wishUnlike other bills, the debts a growing number of Americans are piling up to obtain health care services are often unplanned, or the result of billing issues and…
Read more Medical debt can damage your credit score. Here’s what to know.Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage 02:34 Climbing food and housing prices aren’t the only costs…
Read more Workers are paying 7% more this year for employer-sponsored health insuranceThe Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’…
Read more Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans’ credit scoresMedical credit cards have proliferated in health care offices across the nation as more Americans struggle to afford treatment, even when they have insurance. Yet while these cards…
Read more Medical credit cards can be poison for your finances, study finds7/30: Sunday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Jane Pauley hosts our “Money Issue.” In our cover story, David Pogue dramatizes how online or phone scams are…
Read more 7/30: Sunday MorningA charity that abolishes medical debt – CBS News Watch CBS News One in five American households bears some medical debt, which is a factor in a majority…
Read more A charity that abolishes medical debtSeven months after Lahavah Wallace’s weight-loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of “intentionally” failing to pay nearly $18,000 of her bill. Long…
Read more Lose weight, but gain huge medical debtIn October 2021, Natasha Pempsell, a pre-school teacher and mother of four living in Covington, Georgia, received her letter: “RIP Medical Debt? That sounds like a scam!” It…
Read more A charity that abolishes medical debtWhen Jennifer Merritt’s tween daughter, Lila, needed treatment for severe depression and anxiety, she turned to her insurance. It was a struggle and took many appeals, but she…
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