Unpaid medical bills can linger, but you have options that can help ease, reduce or even eliminate what you owe.

If you are confused about whether medical debt appears on credit reports, join the club. The truth is, even credit experts are struggling to keep up, as government edicts and judicial decisions bounce ...

If certain state laws are voided, millions of consumers with unpaid medical debt could see negative marks appear — or reappear — on their credit reports.

Your medical debt was about to be removed from your credit reports — until a federal judge in Texas struck down the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have made it happen. The ...

For the millions of Americans struggling to pay off the costs of expensive medical procedures, the looming debt is accompanied by another threat: that the unpaid medical bills could drag down their ...

Zack Sigel is a writer and editor based in New York City. He has been managing editor at Policygenius and M1 Finance, where he led teams specialized in writing about business and finance, and he has ...