There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. For a lot of people in the U.S., a ...

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For a lot of people in the U.S., a medical crisis is also a financial crisis. A 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Census Bureau Data found that about 6% of adults in the U.S. owe over $1,000 ...

Jennifer Chesak is a medical journalist for several national publications, a writing instructor, and a book editor. She earned her Master of Science in journalism from Northwestern's Medill. She's ...