A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state House reintroduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief ...

Ferndale, has co-sponsored a bill designed to help economically struggling Pennsylvanians deal with the burden of medical expenses. The Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program would set up a system ...

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The short answer is yes, most collections debt can be eliminated through bankruptcy, but the type of bankruptcy you file ...

House Bill 79, proposed as the Medical Debt Relief Act, is led by state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny, a Pittsburgh-area emergency room physician. He’s joined by three Democrats and three ...

In Pennsylvania, 11% of residents have medical debt and most of them live in rural areas. A 2024 study found that patients in ...

State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, along with other state leaders, announced a proposal to eliminate the debt of over 60,000 ...

Negotiation may offer some relief. 59% of Americans who’ve had medical debt have negotiated a related bill, with 93% of them reporting at least partial success — 66% received what they requested.

Mayor Eric Adams announced today that 35,000 New Yorkers will be relieved of $80 million in medical debt, marking the first ...

Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.

Funding would be available for households at or below 400% of the federal poverty line, or for those who owe medical debt exceeding 5% of their income.