Are you wondering about whether or not your students loan debt was cancelled? Wondering if you need to start repaying your student loans? This blog breaks it down. Weren’t My Loans Cancelled by the President? In August 2022, President Biden announced plans to eliminate some student debt...
Emily Pisacreta | Originally published by KHN on October 15, 2021 What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That’s essentially what has happened with one small but helpful rule about hospitals and financial assistance for medical bills. The Affordable Care Act, the health law...
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...
Have you ever been sure you picked an in-network provider for a treatment or test, but later received a surprisingly high bill? You may have experienced “surprise billing,” something that can leave patients paying unnecessarily high bills, facing debts, and fielding calls from collection agencies....
If you are having trouble paying your credit card bills, there may be help available. Don’t ignore your bills. Reach out to your credit card companies to find out what options might be available. Here is an excellent overview of what some of the largest companies...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, allowed taxpayers to continue to claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit on their taxes, which allows up to $2,500 per student each year for the first four years of...