15 Million Americans Still Have Medical Debt On Credit Reports, Even With Agencies’ New Changes

Many Americans have medical debt on their credit reports—even after a series of recent moves by the three major credit bureaus to remove many medical bills from those reports. A new study from the ... Read More

CFPB finds 15 million Americans have medical bills on their credit reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports ... Read More

Surprise Medical Bills: What You Need to Know About the No Surprises Act

Unexpected medical bill after an emergency room visit ... The process, in theory, is simple. If you receive a surprise bill, you can submit a claim to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ... Read More

What to Do When Your Medical Bills Are Out of Control

The good news is that there are effective ways to handle those bills ... to have an anesthesiologist, and they may be out of network. Make sure you discuss this," she adds. Medical providers ... Read More

President Joe Biden announces new crackdown on surprise medical bills, junk fees

Biden said that the new policies would seek to crack down on scam insurance policies and ambush medical bills that affect millions of Americans every month while flouting federal consumer protections. Read More

How do I dispute a medical bill? Consumer Corner explains

Consumer Investigator Sasha Jones is hitting the streets of South Florida to find out what questions you are burning to know the answers to. In our series Consumer Corner, NBC6 Responds takes your ... Read More

We paid our medical bills but were sent to collections anyway. How can we fix this?

Mindy Strauss, a patient of Summit Medical Group, had a bunch of visits with different providers between March 2019 and February 2020. She received two bills for outstanding charges. The first ... Read More

Anesthesiologist Salary

How Much Does an Anesthesiologist Make? Anesthesiologists made a median salary of $239,200 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $239,200 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $140,980. The ... Read More

How To Consolidate Bills Into One Monthly Payment

Credit cards Unsecured personal loans Medical bills Payday loans Private student loans Debt consolidation is a valuable strategy for those struggling to manage multiple payments with different ... Read More

Consumer News

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies. The number ... Read More

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

The UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ... Read More