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Texas Hospitals Charge Patients Before Financial Aid
Texas hospitals bill patients before screening for financial aid, leaving many in debt.
Texastribune · 2m
Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt
Illinois wipes $1.4bn medical debt for 694k residents.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Medical Debt Crisis in LA County
LA health officials launch system to prevent medical debt for 800,000 low-income residents.
NPR · 1m
Spotify Co-Founders Sell Health Anxiety Scam
Spotify co-founders market $500 body scans to exploit health fears.
Slate Magazine · 1m
One in three insured Americans carry medical debt
Even with health insurance, millions of Americans struggle to pay medical bills and cut back on essentials to cover the costs.
CBS News · 1m
New federal bill aims to ban wage garnishment for medical debt
Federal bill targets medical debt wage garnishment
Valleynewslive · 1m
Family Killed Amid Medical Debt in Flower Mound Tragedy
Medical debt led to fatal family deaths in Flower Mound, Texas.
Dallas Express · 1m
Health insurance doesn't stop medical debt
Nearly a third of insured Americans carry unpaid medical bills, forcing many to cut back on food and rent.
TIME · 1m
Brandi Glanville is $7,000 a week deep and asking for help
A reality star's facial illness has turned into a weekly medical bill she cannot pay, and a GoFundMe she did not want.
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