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It seems so obvious: Relieve people of medical debt burdens and their mental health and financial profiles will improve. Well, that isn’t always the case, according to a study released April 8 by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ge Bai is professor of accounting & health policy at Johns Hopkins. More than 40% of American adults have medical debt, and almost ...

Nearly 500,000 Arizonans will have now had $642 million in medical debt forgiven, thanks to a state partnership with a ...

Jan. 20—HARRISBURG — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state House reintroduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program and potentially clear hundreds of millions of ...

The Meyer administration is partnering with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which buys bundles of unpaid bills for about a penny on the dollar.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced the cancellation of $642 million in medical debt for over 485,000 residents.

In the aftermath of January’s Los Angeles County wildfires, Direct Relief is supporting Venice Family Clinic by providing emergency funding, medications, and critical medical supplies. (courtesy photo ...

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a fifth round of medical debt relief Oct. 29. The move eliminates over $59 million in debt for more than 48,000 New Jerseyans. NJBIZ previously reported on the earlier ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A magical evening that brimmed with creative collaboration, friendship and camaraderie — and plenty of community spirit — unfolded Friday evening in LiGreci’s Staaten where an ...