medical debt

Around 100 million people in the U.S. have health care debt totalling at least $140 billion.

Americans were struggling with medical debt long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. For the last year, many people have struggled to handle bills in the midst of job loss and financial hardship exacerbated by the public health crisis. Side Effects reporter Carter Barrett spoke with a panel of experts about the scope of this problem and resources people in need can access.

The United States spends more than $3 trillion on health care every year. That comes out to about double the spending per person than other wealthy…

Two years ago, the president of Credit Management Services, a collection agency in Grand Island, Nebraska, presented a struggling local family with the…

Insurers sometimes wrangle with patients and for months before paying a bill. A new six-month waiting period will give consumers time to resolve disputes and avoid having their credit ratings dinged.