A cancer patient in Utah can no longer afford medication that keeps her cancer from progressing because of an insurance company practice that doesn’t credit payments made by drug...
Residents in Alabama and in Wayne County, Michigan will see their medical debt eliminated, according to reporting by The Hill and Bridge Detroit. RIP Medical Debt operates by...
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently unveiled a plan to tackle medical debt in the Commonwealth, WHYY reports. Unpaid medical bills constitute the largest share of debt collections in...
A study conducted jointly by KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare found that medical debt affects consumers of all incomes, according to reports by Axios and HealthPayerIntelligence. In...
This month, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing released a report showing that many hospitals in the state are likely not in compliance with federal price-transparency...
A recent settlement between Providence, a sprawling 14-hospital health system, and the Washington Attorney General is shining a light on the dubious practices of nonprofit hospitals, according to Healthcare...
Consumers generally do not know the upfront costs of health care products, services, and treatment, according to a new poll conducted by Gallup and reported by Axios. Less than...
Independent pharmacies in rural communities around the country are closing, due to the monopolistic practices of pharmacy benefit managers, also known as PBMs. This wave of closures has hurt...
In a historic move, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has announced the cancellation of approximately $650 million in medical debt for 250,000 residents, making Connecticut the first state to provide...
Republican lawmakers in three Southern states – Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi – are exploring proposals to expand their state public health insurance programs in order to cover more residents,...