Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Peters Health Partners was one of more than 50 hospitals in the state that was found to have placed liens on patients' homes ...

An agreement between the city of Akron and a national nonprofit will eliminate $20 million in medical debt for eligible ...

A recent Gallup survey showed that roughly a third of American adults are cutting back on basic living expenses to pay ...

Three of the country's largest credit reporting agencies are removing nearly 70% of medical debt from consumer credit reports, the companies announced in a joint statement Friday. The video featured ...

For millions of Americans saddled with medical debt, a new chapter of financial liberation is underway. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a groundbreaking rule that ...

After a cancer diagnosis, the mean medical debt in collections increased by 123.2%. Patients with cancer may have medical debt in collections that persists for years after their diagnosis, despite ...

Bay Staters did not apply for the relief, but were selected if their medical debt is at least 5% of their annual income or if they earn at or below four times the federal poverty level, the foundation ...

More than $135 million in medical debt owed by thousands of New Yorkers has been erased, Mayor Eric Adams announced Oct. 22, marking the latest effort to chip away at the massive financial burden ...

ALBANY- The number of hospital debt lawsuits and debtors have plunged following changes to state laws around medical debt collection, according to a new report by an advocacy organization. The eight ...