/tags/medical-bills medical bills en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:32:44 GMT /local-news/2024-08-29/cincinnati-forgive-residents-medical-debt The first wave of a city-funded program will forgive $6 million in debt for about 4,000 residents. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:32:44 GMT /local-news/2024-08-29/cincinnati-forgive-residents-medical-debt Becca Costello /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-18/patients-crowdfunding-raise-money-health-care Patients increasingly turn to crowdfunding to raise money for costly hospital bills — why isn't insurance covering more? Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-18/patients-crowdfunding-raise-money-health-care /health/2022-10-03/cancer-screenings-free-follow-ups Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are covered by insurance, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:39:35 GMT /health/2022-10-03/cancer-screenings-free-follow-ups Dan Gorenstein, Alex Olgin /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-07-07/medical-debt-financial-stability-changes Medical debt represents more than half of all debts in collections in the United States, and the problem disproportionately affects Black families and communities. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-07-07/medical-debt-financial-stability-changes /health/2019-06-04/medical-bills-how-to-manage-them-and-make-sure-youre-not-overcharged A trip to the hospital can be followed by confusing or unexpected medical bills. For some patients the price tag of their procedure is far greater than… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:00:05 GMT /health/2019-06-04/medical-bills-how-to-manage-them-and-make-sure-youre-not-overcharged Michael Monks