The hospitals often classify it as “charity care.” It is federal law. It requires non-profit hospitals to have policies to ...

U.S. hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit ...

Unexpected medical bills after childbirth can put parents in debt, leaving some to rethink having more kids. A proposed bill ...

The General Assembly invested $1 million into the state’s new Medical Debt Relief Program last fiscal year. The program started in October under Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa’s ...

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A bill under consideration in the state House would establish a program in the Pennsylvania Health Department to pay off ...

Medical debt harms people in different ways ... even after insurance or financial assistance would be eligible for the relief. State Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny, an emergency medicine physicia ...

stands at a podium for a 2024 event announcing a medical debt relief proposal. This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and ...

State Rep. Arvind Venkat, flanked by Gov. Josh Shapiro (right) and a resident affected by medical debt (left) stands at a podium for a 2024 event announcing a medical debt relief proposal.

Medical debt harms people in different ways ... even after insurance or financial assistance would be eligible for the relief. State Rep. Arvind Venkat (D., Allegheny), an emergency medicine ...