A growing number of retirees are struggling with healthcare debt due to medical bills that Medicare doesn't cover.

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The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is encouraging residents to take action during Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, observed June 1–7, by learning how to spot and report ...

Mortgage forbearance is a short-term agreement between a borrower and a mortgage servicer to pause or reduce mortgage payments. Typically, forbearance lasts no longer than 12 months. You can use it ...

The county begins erasing $183 million in medical debt, with plans to cancel up to $2 billion through its new relief program ...

But legislators have also been making changes. In January, an Illinois law went into effect forbidding credit bureaus from factoring in medical debt in credit reports and scores. That follows a policy ...

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But a new phenomenon is taking avoidance to the next level: debt ghosting. This trend is quietly reshaping how people deal ...

After a multi-year pause, the federal government has resumed student loan collections, and for millions of Americans, the consequences are being felt.