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Health & Wellness April 22, 2026

They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs

This article by Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 22, 2026 Nearly four years after doctors declared Marielle Santos McLeod free of colon cancer,…

Health & Wellness April 20, 2026

In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals

This article by Noam N. Levey, Katy Golvala, and Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey, Katy Golvala, and Jenna Carlesso,…

Health & Wellness February 23, 2026

State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt

This article by Rae Ellen Bichell first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rae Ellen Bichell, February 20, 2026 Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness October 29, 2025

Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey October 28, 2025 The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken…

Health & Wellness September 5, 2025

Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser September 4, 2025 When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t…

A series of medical images including a medical cross, a capsule and a checklist, overlaid with a stick figure under a crushing bag marked "debt"

Health & Wellness August 25, 2025

The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal August 22, 2025 Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday…

Health & Wellness July 28, 2025

Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey July 25, 2025 President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on…

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Health Care cost January 8, 2025

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey January 7, 2025 The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued…

Image representing anger over high costs: A drawing of a woman steaming with anger beside a set of forms, a calculator, a wallet with money and credit cards hanging out and dollar signs

Health Care December 16, 2024

Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired. It is convoluted,…

Health Care cost December 16, 2024

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal December 13, 2024 When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to…

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