Medical debt is a major financial burden for millions of Americans, with amounts varying widely from state to state. Factors ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to eliminate all medical debt from credit reports. Will President-elect Trump allow it?

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced on Tuesday that thousands of city residents are getting nearly $40 million of medical ...

He was left with a six-figure debt. With some help, every penny was forgiven. "I was stunned, and I was incredibly relived," ...

Think of borrowed money in two "buckets." Set a budget and work on your financial literacy. Most doctors enjoy high salaries, ...

If you think you are alone in dealing with medical debt, guess again. Recent studies have shown that medical debt is the ...

When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced last year that he would dedicate $1.1 million in federal COVID relief aid to ...

using money from the American Rescue Plan Act. That could erase medical debt for up to 3 million Americans, according to the White House. Even if the rule is approved, it may be a while before it ...

More than $72 million worth of debt has been forgiven as part of the governor's plan to ultimately cancel $1 billion in ...

More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that ...

The State of Illinois’ Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program has relieved more than $72 million worth of medical debt for 52,745 ...

According to the Urban Institute’s Debt in America: An Interactive Map, average medical debt differs substantially across states. Here is a breakdown of average medical debt by state ...