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Many insured older Americans face unpaid medical bills
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 1 year agoMedical debt for older Americans with health insurance is on the rise. New research published by the...
Opinion: The credit reporting system shouldn’t punish Americans for getting sick
CNN via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoEditor’s Note: Rohit Chopra is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The views...
State lawmakers find America’s medical debt problem ‘can no longer be ignored’
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPersonal medical debt has reached startling heights — and state lawmakers are taking notice. In the...
With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoWhen President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection...
Seniors’ medical debt soars to $54 billion in unpaid bills
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSeniors face more than $50 billion in unpaid medical bills, many of which they shouldn’t have to...
‘It has to end’: US lawmakers aren’t letting junk fees fly, putting pressure on airlines to stop...
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoOf all the so-called "junk fees" currently drawing the ire of lawmakers, it is the hidden airline...
How to Fight Back When Contacted by a Debt Collector for a Medical Bill
Consumer Reports via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHere's what one consumer and a CR reporter learned when dealing with a collection agencyBy Lisa L....
6 reasons to be unbanked or underbanked
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe U.S. financial system has a massive reach — more than 4,000 banks and nearly 5,000 credit unions are scattered across the country. However, plenty of...
Hellish hat trick: This ultrarich New York family was ripped off by Enron, Bernie Madoff, and then...
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoLike a man struck by lightning three times, billionaire oil baron Robert Belfer has the dubious...
His anesthesia provider billed Medicare late. He got sent to collections for the $3,000 tab
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThomas Greene had been experiencing pain in his right leg, a complication from diabetes, when...