health care costs

An estimated 4 million Americans will lose insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace coverage. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses.

Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state would not sit on the sideline while many hospitals have "extorted patients who have come in with life-or-death cases and left with crippling debt.”

A recent national survey shows that Americans financed $74 billion last year to cover health care payments. And what’s worse: Most of them had health insurance.

More than 60,000 people bleed to death every year in the United States. Many of those deaths occur before the patient reaches a trauma center where blood transfusions can be given.

The regulations, proposed in June, ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering medical information in assessing borrowers.

A mom took her 3-year-old to the ER last December. While they were waiting to be seen, the toddler seemed better, so they left without seeing a doctor. Then the bill came.

Advocates stress that patients shouldn’t be intimidated by the health system. If you’ve received a surprise medical bill, here’s what you should know.

Legal maneuvering, industry lobbying and lax IRS oversight leave lots of room for “operating surpluses.”

Rising health care costs are fueling anxiety among older Americans covered by Medicare. They’re right to be concerned.

Although reducing student loan debt has been a focus for President Joe Biden, the poll found that Americans are more likely to say medical debt relief should be a government priority.