Medical Debt /tags/medical-debt Medical Debt en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:34:40 GMT Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt /health/2022-09-28/some-hospitals-rake-in-high-profits-while-their-patients-are-loaded-with-medical-debt Across the U.S., many hospitals have become wealthy, even as their bills force patients to make gut-wrenching sacrifices. This pattern is especially stark for health care systems in Dallas-Fort Worth. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:34:40 GMT /health/2022-09-28/some-hospitals-rake-in-high-profits-while-their-patients-are-loaded-with-medical-debt Noam Levey Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took from them /health/2022-06-16/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them First, they were struck by illness and then by medical bills they couldn't pay. Here are 15 stories of Americans living under the shadow of health care debt. Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:25:13 GMT /health/2022-06-16/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them Noam Levey, Aneri Pattani, Yuki Noguchi, Bram Sable-Smith Nonwhite Consumers Are More Likely To Have Medical Debt Than White Consumers In AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County /health/2019-09-19/nonwhite-consumers-are-more-likely-to-have-medical-debt-than-white-consumers-in-travis-county Nearly 1 in 3 Texans in neighborhoods of color have medical debt, according to a new study from the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin.Theâ€� Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:01:00 GMT /health/2019-09-19/nonwhite-consumers-are-more-likely-to-have-medical-debt-than-white-consumers-in-travis-county Ashley Lopez