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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...
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· 3 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· 2 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...
Hospitals Are Refusing to Do Surgeries Unless You Pay in Full First
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoHEALTH NEWS Heather Miconi has seven weeks to come up with $2,000 to pay for surgery her daughter...