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medical debt
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Covering medical debt? You’ll need these resources
Journalists can find a wealth of data on issues related to medical debt in a robust series of reports from…
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Tracking medical debt, a major cause of personal bankruptcy
Medical debt is a significant issue for well over half of Americans, and may be the leading cause of personal…
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How they did it: Colorado journalists show power of collaboration in UCHealth debt collection exposé
Learn how journalists from five news outlets revealed that UCHealth files roughly eight debt collection lawsuits per day.
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Medical debt in the U.S. linked to poor health and premature death, study says
A recent study suggests that when U.S. consumers have medical debt in collections, they are likely to have worse health…
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Proposed rules would protect consumers from junk insurance plans, surprise bills and medical debt
Junk insurance plans that don’t meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act are one of the biggest holes in…
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Why it’s important to cover hospitals suing patients over medical debt
Recent news shows the need for health care journalists to investigate the aggressive measures hospitals use when patients can’t pay…