Consumers in two different states are benefitting from medical debt relief initiatives, as reported by WTTW and Business Insider. In Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, more than $280 million in...
One of America’s most famous hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic, is under scrutiny for how little charity care it provides to consumers, according to Axios. In 2021, the Cleveland Clinic...
Oakland County, Michigan is partnering with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to use $2 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to eliminate medical debt...
A quick test for children with rare genetic diseases could help many each year, but many private and public health insurers refuse to cover these tests because of its...
Arkansas has removed over 400,000 people from its Medicaid rolls this year, and according to Axios, 65 percent of those consumers were removed solely for filing errors. During the...
Aiming to address the maternal health crisis, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) have reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of...
For over 70 years, nonprofit hospitals have used aggressive public relations campaigns and debt collection tactics as a way to validate medical debt, all while raking in massive profits,...
Consumers from a variety of backgrounds, including a decorated Olympic gymnast, have increasingly turned to crowdfunding campaigns to pay their medical bills, according The New York Times. Mary Lou...
Atrium Health, a major North Carolina health care provider, announced last month that it would no longer file lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical expenses, NC Health News reports....
The federal No Surprises Act, which went into effect nearly two years ago, has greatly benefitted consumers. But disagreements over the law’s arbitration system between insurers and providers could...