Enlarge this image Jeff and Kareen King received a hospital bill for $160,000 a few weeks after Jeff had a procedure to…
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‘Medical cost-sharing’ plan left this pastor on the hook for much of a $160,000 bill
by Bram Sable-Smith January 9, 2023Enlarge this image Jeff and Kareen King received a hospital bill for $160,000 a few weeks after Jeff had a procedure to…
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How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can’t pay for health care
by Aneri Pattani November 17, 2022Enlarge this image Many hospitals are now partnering with financing companies to offer payment plans when patients and their families can’t afford…
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Medical debt ruined her credit. ‘It’s like you’re being punished for being sick’
by Aneri Pattani October 6, 2022Enlarge this image Penelope Wingard of Charlotte, N.C., has survived breast cancer, a brain aneurysm and surgery on both eyes. For the…
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Enlarge this image Bennett Markow looks to his big brother, Eli (right), during a family visit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in…
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She was already battling cancer. Then she had to fight the bill collectors
by Noam Levey July 9, 2022Enlarge this image Jeni Rae Peters and daughter embrace at their home in Rapid City, S.D. In 2020, Peters was diagnosed with…