State Sees Rise in Unpaid Medical Bills

Half of Missourians have faced recent medical debt, survey finds

Two of every five Missouri adults owe money to medical providers, according to a survey published by the Missouri Foundation for Health.

The burden of medical debt in the United States

Despite over 90% of the United States population having some form of health insurance, medical debt remains a persistent problem.

States take multipronged approach to medical debt: prevent it, erase ...

Over the course of her 20-plus years as a registered nurse, Liz Boldon says she has cared for countless patients with more than just a ...

State Protections Against Medical Debt - Commonwealth Fund

This report discusses findings from our review of federal and state laws that regulate hospitals and debt collectors to protect patients from medical debt.

The Burden of Medical Debt in the United States - KFF

This analysis of government data estimates that people in the United States owe at least $220 billion in medical debt.

Unpaid medical care is again on the rise in Wisconsin - WPR

The amount of unpaid medical care at Wisconsin hospitals has increased for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Sees Rise in Unpaid Medical Bills - Urban Milwaukee

1.2 billion uncompensated care In 2018, up 7.6% from 2017, says Wisconsin Hospital Association.

Readout of the White House State Convening on Medical Debt

Today, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, National Economic Council, and Domestic Policy Council convened over 80 federal ...

CT hospitals see rise in unpaid medical bills, as new models ...

many patients — even those with insurance — are facing medical bills they can't afford, leading to increasing levels of bad debt on hospitals' ...

CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports.

Medical Debt Was Erased from Credit Records for Most Consumers ...

In July 2022, the credit bureaus removed paid medical collections from credit reports and stopped reporting unpaid medical collections until ...

Health Care Debt In The U.S.: The Broad Consequences Of Medical ...

The KFF Health Care Debt Survey asked about different forms of debt individuals may have used to pay their medical and dental bills in order to ...

A growing wave of local governments are erasing billions in medical ...

Cook County became the first local government to partner with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit group that uses private donor funds to buy up and pay off health ...

America's medical debt is much worse than we think

Groundbreaking research from Stanford economist Neale Mahoney indicates an even grimmer situation: Americans are actually saddled with at least $140 billion in ...

Americans' Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling ...

A new study finds that health care has become the country's largest source of debt in collections. Those debts are largest where Medicaid ...

Vice President Harris Announces Proposal to Prohibit Medical Bills ...

American Rescue Plan funds are being used to eliminate an estimated $7 billion in medical debt for up to nearly 3 million of Americans; ...

Here's how much medical debt there is in the U.S. : Shots - NPR

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

Survey: 79 Million Americans Have Problems with Medical Bills or ...

A recent survey from The Commonwealth Fund finds that many people are struggling to pay their medical bills and have accumulated medical debt over time.

How banning medical debt from credit reports could help millions of ...

A proposed rule from the Biden administration could translate to more financial relief for the 15 million Americans with $49 billion in unpaid medical bills in ...

Who Had Medical Debt in the United States? - U.S. Census Bureau

Detailed tables from the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation provide a snapshot of households more likely to have ...