For families already feeling the financial squeeze, medical debt can pile up, even with insurance. But managing, negotiating ...

J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a combined $2.6 billion in erased medical debt. Of the total, $1.5 bi ...

For families already feeling the financial squeeze, medical debt can pile up, even with insurance. But managing, negotiating or forgiving that debt is possible thanks to some nonprofits providing ...

Debt forgiveness could put a serious dent in a $15,000 balance, but the true savings depend on several key factors.

A person dealing with a chronic illness and rising expenses says they are doing everything they can to stay financially responsible, even as some of their friends insist that certain debts simply do ...

In an effort to combine spiritual reflection with genuine help for people struggling with debt, Dunbar United Methodist ...

Programs help over 1 million residents, but lawmakers debate whether future funding will be there.

Last year, Lexington entered a partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit which purchases and forgives medical ...

Gov. JB Pritzker and Toni Preckwinkle announce $1.5 billion in medical debt relief through Illinois’ partnership with Undue ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address on Wednesday night in the state Capitol.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion in erased medical debt for residents through a state program.

The medical debt protection policies the governor plans to endorse have already been introduced in bipartisan legislation in the Senate and House.