The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has erased debt for 52,745 residents. Residents whose debt has been forgiven so far ...

Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the creation of 20 million new ...

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

Medical debt is a growing crisis impacting millions of individuals and families, often leading to financial instability, ...

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

Taxpayers cover $72 million in medical debt The state of Illinois’ Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program has relieved more than ...

Illinois will erase $72 million in medical debt for over 52,000 residents, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday. Funding from ...

Meanwhile, Illinois will receive a large opioid settlement; North Carolina makes progress in overdose rates; health advocates seek to extend insurance subsidies for young adults in Maryland; and more.

More health systems are also on board with the city’s partnership with Undue Medical Debt, previously known as RIP Medical ...

More than 32,000 St. Paul residents will soon receive letters telling them their unpaid doctor's bills are no longer due. Why ...

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