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New York joins Colorado in banning medical debt from credit scores
CBS MoneyWatch via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoNew York has become the second U.S. state to protect their residents' credit scores from being...
Bernie Sanders announces bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ — here’s his plan
Moneywise via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoBernie Sanders just introduced legislation to wipe a stunning $220 billion in medical debt held by...
Medical bills can shatter lives. North Carolina may act to ‘de-weaponize’ that debt
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to let...
Buyouts can bring relief from medical debt, but they’re far from a cure
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMedical debt can have devastating consequences. PhotoAlto/Odilon Dimier via Getty Images One in 10...
California legislators debate health policy from Froot Loops to free condoms
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCalifornia state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy with...
Who Will Pay My Parents' Debt When They Die?
MediaFeed via AOL· 1 month agoRob and Julia Campbell If you’re like me, this is what happens to you when your parents die: After a few days of complete and utter collapse, you realize...
Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a record $1.08 trillion. Here's how we got here.
NBC Universal via AOL· 7 months agoAmericans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt...
How California made the minimum wage obsolete
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis fall, California voters will have the chance to set the nation’s highest minimum wage at $18. Congress hasn’t touched the federal minimum wage in...
Mary Lou Retton addresses backlash to medical bills crowdfund: ‘Everybody’s got an opinion’
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton said her health is still in...
How You're Destroying Your Credit Score Without Even Knowing It
Cheapism via AOL· 3 months agofizkes/istockphoto Plastic Pitfalls Americans are on a credit card binge. The ranks of credit card...