Are you overwhelmed by medical expenses? CNN's Money Matters correspondent Maribel Aber shares tips on reducing your medical ...

Negotiating medical bills can be a daunting task, yet it’s a crucial skill to master in order to manage healthcare expenses effectively. By knowing the right questions to ask, you can significantly ...

KFF Health News reviewed 1,200 Colorado cases in which judges, over a two-year period from Feb. 1, 2022, through Feb. 1, 2024, gave permission to garnish wages over unpaid bills.

Medical bills that may range from hundreds to thousands of dollars can be stressful and frightening. Debt, especially from events you can’t control, can create an even wider range of emotions. It’s ...

At the time, Buttgereit didn’t have health insurance — she had struggled to afford coverage after her husband’s death. The ...

Nobody wants to go to the hospital. Finding yourself in one means you’re either sick or injured, or visiting someone who’s sick or injured. There are more than 34 million hospital admissions every ...

Last year, Ted got hit with a surprise $2,700 bill after an ER visit. When he missed a follow-up call from a collections agency, the bill ballooned to nearly $3,000. Now, he’s getting nonstop calls ...

As of July 2025, a federal judge abolished proposed federal rules to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports. Medical debt over $500 will still appear on credit reports after one year in ...