CHICAGO- The State of Illinois’ Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program has relieved more than $72 million worth of medical debt ...

The State of Illinois’ Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program has relieved more than $72 million worth of medical debt for 52,745 ...

It’s also common for immediate family members to continue receiving past due notices related to medical debt, even if they aren’t legally responsible for paying those bills. If that’s the ...

More than 52,000 Illinoisans will hear that some or all of their medical debt has been cleared by the state soon. Letters ...

Sponsor Message “People will face a wave of medical debt from paying premiums ... as patients will continue to run up bills they cannot pay without more substantive action.

Americans are carrying more than $220 billion in medical debt, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation: Approximately 14 million people (6% of U.S. adults) owe more than $1,000 in medical bills ...

Medical billing advocates can also help negotiate bills and identify potential errors or overcharges. As health care costs ...

The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has ...

Sometimes the collector calls continue after a recent payment. The collector is “contacting me via telephone call every day, sometimes twice in a row back to back to collect a medical bill debt ...

Illinois residents will soon start receiving notifications that their medical debts have been erased as part of the state’s ...

A bill recently introduced to allow for positive reporting of medical debt payments might sound good on paper. In reality, it’s not likely to benefit consumers. It could even end up harming them.