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26 Jun June 2024 Federal and State Update – Medical Debt, Wigs, Biomarker Testing, and more

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues by Triage Cancer

Read on for the latest news you need about federal and state legislation, laws, and programs that may impact the cancer community. We have information on new benefits for Veterans, proposed rules on medical debt, protections for firefighters, and new insurance coverage requirements. National News The U.S. Department...

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14 Mar Are You a Veteran? A New VA Rule on Medical Debt May Help You.

Posted at 08:00h in Finances, Health Insurance, Medical Care by Triage Cancer

If you are a Veteran, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently finalized a new rule that may be helpful to you. The new rule changes how the VA reports medical debts to consumer reporting agencies. When a creditor reports a debt to a...

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10 May Trying to Get Out of Medical Debt? New Changes May Help You.

Posted at 08:00h in Finances by Triage Cancer

Are you feeling the weight of your medical bills? President Biden just took steps to make medical debt less of a burden. After the three major credit reporting agencies, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, announced changes to how they report medical debt in March, the Biden administration...

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01 Feb How to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care

Posted at 09:00h in Finances, Medical Care by Triage Cancer

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...

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27 Jan What to Do When a Debt Collector Contacts You

Posted at 09:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Finances, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

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...

10 Aug Win for Consumers: Federal and State Responses to Surprise Bills

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

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....

18 Jun Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods