Cancer Patients May Have Persistent Medical Debt in Collections, Despite Insurance Coverage

Patients with cancer may have medical debt in collections that persists for years after their diagnosis, despite high rates of insurance coverage. Read More

Medical Debt Follows Cancer Patients Years After Diagnosis

The adverse impact of even modest amounts of medical debt in collections can linger for years after a cancer diagnosis, posing a long-term threat of lawsuits and potential punitive actions, a study of ... Read More

Breast cancer patient continues battling her disease and insurance company for coverage

Getting her insurance carrier, Cigna Healthcare, to approve coverage for her cancer treatment continues to be a maddening struggle. Read More

How to Help Close America’s Medical Debt Gap

Thomas Morey was young and healthy in his first real job out of college when his life turned upside down. One day while playing basketball with some friends he just didn’t feel right. The next day, he ... Read More

Breast Cancer Survivors' Fight for Insurance Coverage

Katie LaGrone reveals the heart-wrenching stories of breast cancer survivors who are not just fighting their disease but also grappling with insurance denials for critical treatments. One such ... Read More

Forgiving medical debt is crucial, but it won't fix our health care system | Opinion

A single ambulance ride. That's all it might take for a Michigan family to fall into debt they can't shake — thousands of dollars from one night in the emergency room, owed to a hospital they thought ... Read More

Editorial: Health insurance cost spikes don't just affect patients

The budget of most Americans is a delicate balancing act. You know what you have coming in and what should be going out. A decrease on one side or an increase on the other can throw it out of whack. Read More

A cancer diagnosis can cause out-of-pocket costs to surge, even for those with insurance

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ... 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