You may qualify for medical debt hardship relief in more situations than you realize. Here's what to know now.

Medical debt doesn't just vanish, but are there time limits on this type of debt? Or does it linger indefinitely?

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On Friday, the three main national credit reporting agencies said they’d remove the bulk of medical debt collections from U.S. credit reports. According to their announcement, it ...

Owe money to medical providers? Be careful. Even small medical bills can become major issues if they're ignored.

In March of this year, the nationwide credit rating agencies (CRAs), better known as Experian, TransUnion and Equifax, announced a significant change to their score analysis model data. This ...

Even small medical bills under $1,000 can still affect your credit if left unpaid. Knowing how updated credit reporting rules treat medical debt can help you protect your financial health.

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have announced they will collectively remove nearly 70% of medical collection debt tradelines from credit reports. UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS ACCOUNT FOR 58% OF DEBT IN ...

Several U.S. senators are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to start addressing medical debt collections and the impact on consumer credit. In a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray ...

Floyd Medical Center has found success with a payment plan program that pays the entire patient balance upfront, reducing days in AR and keeping cash flowing. As patient out-of-pocket costs increase, ...

In a move that will improve the credit scores of millions of Americans, the three major credit bureaus will no longer include most medical debt on consumer credit reports. As of July 1, the companies ...

Americans spend twice as much on health care as people in other wealthy countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. For the past two weeks on our series The ...

Three of the country’s largest credit reporting agencies are removing nearly 70% of medical debt from consumer credit reports, the companies announced in a joint statement Friday. In addition, unpaid ...