Medical Debt

Efforts are afoot to reduce the impact of unpaid medical debt on consumers, yet more could be done, advocates say.

Insured patients will be protected be from unexpected charges if an out-of-network clinician takes part in a surgery or procedure conducted at an in-network hospital.

Getting an expensive medical bill can be overwhelming, but negotiating with your doctor doesn’t have to be. Here are a few easy ways to see if you can get your medical bills lowered, even if you don’t have insurance.

Many sick or ailing Americans who have taken on copious amounts of medical debt during the pandemic’s economic crisis haven’t been able to go back to work even as the bills pile up

Hospitals are taking patients to court for unpaid medical bills.

Data analyzed by researchers at the UCONN Health Disparities Institute show acute care hospitals in Connecticut filed more than 25,000 lawsuits against their patients in 2015 and 2016.