health care debt

Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. "It always felt like I just couldn't get a leg up," says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing is threatened by medical debt.

Health & Safety
National

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

5:00am September 11, 2023

by Noam Levey

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.

Health & Safety
National

Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit

10:31am December 21, 2022

by Noam Levey

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.