Medical debt has become a serious issue nationwide, despite recent changes to credit reporting rules that have removed medical collections in amounts under $500 from consumer credit reports. As health ...

Healthcare costs have grown significantly over the last decade and are expected to continue to increase over time. That, in turn, has led to millions of Americans struggling to pay what they owe to ...

A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state restrictions. By Ann Carrns A court ruling this summer canceled a Biden-era ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mattie Randolph is among a growing number of Americans facing medical debt — and for her, that struggle began with a routine hospital visit in 2018. Randolph says she wasn’t billed ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...