Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are continuing to implement predatory tactics that aggressively pursue consumers with medical debt, according to a KNH investigation. Hospitals across the country are using tactics...
A decades-old federal drug program, 340B, is designed to offer prescription drugs at lower prices to low-income consumers, but now large nonprofit hospital systems are taking advantage of the...
In the Knoxville area, residents in predominately black neighborhoods are more than twice as likely to find themselves in medical debt than residents in white neighborhoods, according to Urban...
While women are more likely than men to report needing mental health services, many are not seeking treatment or are unable to get the help they need, according to...
People without employer-sponsored insurance or those who are ineligible for federal subsidies to purchase a plan through the health insurance marketplace can be left feeling priced out of traditional...
Samaria Bradford, 27, from Goldsboro, North Carolina had dreamed of joining the Air Force before her plans were derailed due to medical debt, according to KHN. First qualifying in...
The New York Times recently published an investigative article that highlights one of America’s largest hospital systems putting their bottom line above the safety of patients and staff. The...
Although the federal hospital price transparency rules were meant to ultimately lower the cost of health care for consumers, prices have continued to “spiral out of control,” according to...
In 2022, health benefits costs rose by more than 3 percent and in 2023, employers are bracing for an even larger increase, according to a poll conducted by Mercer...
Researchers from JAMA Network Open found that consumers with medical debt are more likely to experience negative health outcomes, housing instability, and food insecurity, according to MDLinx. The research...