medical debt

7 Facility Fee Increases Tied to Ownership Changes If you walked into your cardiologist’s office this January and noticed a new logo on the door, you might want to c... read the story

Medical Billing Departments Are Applying New Minimum Charges If you visited your doctor in January for a simple blood pressure check or sent a quick question through the patient por... read the story

6 Ambulance Billing Practices That Surprise Fixed-Income Patients If you’ve ever called 911 in an emergency, the last thing on your mind was whether the ambulance was “in-network... read the story

The Hospital Billing Trick That’s Costing Older Patients Million Older patients are being hit with massive medical bills—and many don’t realize it’s due to a quiet trick buried in... read the story

8 Medical Conditions That Can Wipe Out Your Retirement Savings You’ve spent decades building your retirement nest egg—but one serious medical diagnosis can drain it in a matter of... read the story

10 Charities That Give a Fresh Start by Erasing Medical Debt For millions of Americans, medical bills are the debt they never saw coming. Even insured families can face thousands in... read the story

Why Are So Many Seniors Filing for Bankruptcy Despite Years of Saving? You’d think decades of saving would protect retirees from financial ruin. Yet, increasingly, seniors across America ar... read the story

8 Times Medical Bills Get Sent to Collections Without Your Knowledge Medical bills have a way of catching people off guard, especially in retirement, when health concerns can become more fr... read the story

by Travis Campbell

Can Your Heirs Be Sued Over Unpaid Medical Bills? Medical debt is a worry for many families. When someone passes away, the question of who pays those bills can cause stre... read the story

Why More Seniors Are Going Broke in the Last 5 Years of Life For many Americans, the “golden years” of retirement are anything but glittering. Instead of relaxing and en... read the story