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In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt
A New York City woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.
Nov 18, 2023
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Medical economics
Medical debt is disappearing from Americans' credit reports, lifting scores
The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Medical economics
Affording health care now a struggle for half of Americans: Poll
More than half of working-age Americans struggle to afford their health care and many forgo care, possibly risking their health, according to a new survey.
Oct 26, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Childbirth associated with significant medical debt
For some families, the year after childbirth may not only mean loads of diapers but stacks of unpaid medical bills as well.
Sep 28, 2023
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Medical economics
Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans' credit scores
The 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' credit scores.
Sep 22, 2023
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Medical economics
Community with high medical debt questions its hospitals' charity spending
As 41% of American adults face medical debt, residents of this southern Colorado city contend their local nonprofit hospitals aren't providing enough charity care to justify the millions in tax breaks they receive.
Aug 24, 2023
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Medical economics
North Carolina hospitals have sued thousands of their patients, new report finds
North Carolina hospitals—led by the state's largest public medical system—have sued thousands of their patients since 2017, according to a new analysis that sheds additional light on the aggressive tactics U.S. hospitals ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates
Folks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.
Jun 7, 2023
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Diabetes
Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued with medical debt
Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving plant near her home in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and the world around her seemed to go dim.
Jun 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Postpartum women face high burden of medical debt
Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
May 19, 2023
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