Here's what we found: Medical debt can be a fairly ubiquitous problem for Americans receiving health care, whether they planned ahead for treatment or had an unexpected medical expense.

“Medical debt is not the result of poor financial decisions — it is the result of a health care system where many families ...

Underscoring the massive scale of America's medical debt problem, a nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off old medical bills for an estimated 20 million people. New York-based Undue Medical Debt ...

Assembly Bill 1312 would make hospitals check for financial assistance eligibility before patients are discharged. Advocates ...

Economics correspondent Paul Solman is exploring the impact on communities in Massachusetts after a private equity firm ...

Under the programs being negotiated by the World Bank and the IMF with countries eligible for debt relief, government spending on public services—such as preventive health care and primary ...

According to the Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey, 30% of people who have employer health coverage had medical debt, as did 33% percent with marketplace or individual-market ...

In addition to relieving debt, Venkat’s bill would also make hospital charity care policies more accessible and transparent.