After a cancer diagnosis, patients focus on getting a clean bill of health. But paying the bills that come with treatment can present another challenge. Not paying medical bills, or even paying bills late, can impact your financial health. It’s important for people to understand how medical...
Dealing with debt can feel overwhelming, but knowing what to do when a debt collector contacts you is important. Medical bills, credit card bills, student loans, and other types of debt are often sent to a “collection agency,” which then becomes responsible for collecting payment from...
How are cancer and credit scores connected? The financial burden of a serious illness like cancer can leave you struggling to rebuild your finances, long after completing treatment. Even after eliminating unnecessary costs by finding the right insurance plan for your situation (see Triage Cancer’s...
The United States will be feeling the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for years. But, some of the pandemic’s financial effects make more sense than others: the average FICO score has risen from 703 to 711, but complaints to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau...