Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical debt

The North Carolina-based health system sparked controversy by filing 2,482 lawsuits against patients with medical debt between 2017 and 2022. Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ... Read More

Why 1.5 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Health Insurance Under Trump Bill

As in other states, Medicaid will be affected. But so will another health insurance program that plays a bigger role in New York than elsewhere. Read More

Insurance doesn't shield consumers from medical billing errors - USA TODAY

People expect their health insurance plan to provide access to timely medical care and protection from financial harm, but, instead, they frequently face unexpected medical bills or are denied care. Read More

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance

Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts. Read More

Alexander Hamilton and the argument for universal insurance - STAT

Everyone knows that the United States is the only high-income country without universal health insurance. According to the standard narrative, this is the inevitable result of U.S. exceptionalism ... Read More

As anger at UnitedHealthcare boils over, Americans pay more ... - CBS News

In 2024, the average health insurance premium for families carried a price tag of $25,572 per year, while single workers paid an average of $8,951, representing a 6% and 7% increase from the year ... Read More

America’s Health Insurance Crisis in Six Charts - Mother Jones

But “the survey findings show pretty clearly that commercial insurance is not enabling timely and affordable access to health care without fear of medical debt for millions of people,” one of ... Read More

Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry ...

“Biden and Harris have done more to tackle the medical debt crisis in this country than any other administration,” said Mona Shah, senior director of policy and strategy at Community Catalyst ... Read More