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In Knoxville, the burden of medical debt reinforces a long history of segregation
by Noam Levey October 27, 2022Enlarge this image Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Monica Reed of Knoxville, Tennessee, was left with nearly $10,000 in medical bills…
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Why Black Americans are more likely to be saddled with medical debt
by Noam Levey October 27, 2022Enlarge this image Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Monica Reed of Knoxville, Tennessee, was left with nearly $10,000 in medical bills…
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Paying for mental health care leaves families in debt and isolated
by Yuki Noguchi October 19, 2022Enlarge this image Jesse Zhang for NPR and KHN Jesse Zhang for NPR and KHN Rachel and her husband adopted Marcus out…
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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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Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt
by Noam Levey September 28, 2022Enlarge this image Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits,…
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This group’s wiped out $6.7 billion in medical debt, and it’s just getting started
by Yuki Noguchi August 15, 2022Enlarge this image Terri Logan (right) practices music with her daughter, Amari Johnson (left), at their home in Spartanburg, S.C. When Logan’s…
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Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills
by Noam Levey July 28, 2022Enlarge this image Lucille Brooks, a retiree who lives in Pittsford, New York, was sued in 2020 for nearly $8,000 by a…