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The Debt Set To Rise For Americans In 2026

Medical debt seems likely to rise for many Americans next year, with health care and insurance cost increases expected nationwide. Read More

Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up

President Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health ... Read More

1 in 8 Mass. residents carries family medical debt despite near-universal insurance coverage

Massachusetts often touts its near-universal health insurance coverage, mandated through a 2006 state law. The report comes as Congress has yet to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax ... Read More

The hidden health crisis: medical debt

When we talk about the U.S. healthcare crisis, the conversations often turn to buzzwords: skyrocketing premiums, pharmaceutical greed, hospital consolidations. However, the real emergency isn’t just ... Read More

Insured but Indebted: Why Americans Say Health Insurance Is Failing Them | Insurify

Research by PerryUndem for the non-profit organization Undue Medical Debt and the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center found nearly three-quarters of voters see the U.S. health ... Read More

Trump team takes aim at state laws shielding consumers’ credit scores from medical debt

The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ ... Read More

Proposed health care cuts may raise medical debt risk for millions of Americans

President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. Yet, as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of ... Read More

One in 8 Mass. residents have medical debt — and with federal health care cuts, it could become more common

The vast majority of those people were insured when bills started to pile up, according to a new report released by a state agency. Read More

Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos

Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse. Credit... Supported by By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman ... Read More