medical debt | Tag | PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour Logo: Home

A health insurance claim form along with a couple of medical bills.

Health Jul 26

Millennials rack up the most medical debt, and more frequently

By Laura Santhanam

Patient sitting on hospital bed

In the state with the highest medical debt, it’s the middle class who carries the burden

Nearly 40 percent of adults under 65 carry medical debt, and many of them are middle class. When they don't pay their bills, hospitals must eat the cost.

By Max Blau, STAT

Support Provided By: Learn more

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Watch Mar 23 Jazz festival highlights Haiti’s contributions to the arts
Watch Mar 22 Shields and Brooks on the Mueller report and what happens next
Watch Mar 21 Why Louisianans blame government, not corporations, for pollution problems
Watch Mar 23 What novelist Don Winslow thinks of America’s war on drugs
Watch Feb 12 A year after Parkland shooting, can anonymous tip lines help students keep schools safer?

World Mar 23

Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

Nation Mar 23

Midwest flood risks are ‘scary,’ may persist for months, experts say

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

World Mar 23

Anti-Brexit marchers swarm London streets, demand new vote

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Politics Mar 23

Congress won’t see Mueller’s findings on Russia investigation Saturday, according to DOJ official

By Associated Press

Protesters run away as tear gas is fired during 19th round of "yellow vests" protests in Nice, France, March 23, 2019. Photo by Eric Gaillard

World Mar 23

French yellow vests protest in Paris for 19th weekend as troops monitor

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Nation Mar 23

Lawyer’s office shot at after cop’s acquittal in teen death

By Ramesh Santanam, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), flanked by Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) (L) and House Democrats hold a news conference about their proposed resolution to terminate U.S. President Trump's Emergency Declaration on the southern border with Mexico, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 25, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Mar 23

Battle over Mueller report to be pressed by Democrats

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol is seen after Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed in his report to Attorney General William Barr on his investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Mar 23

In a plain envelope, a monumental message: Mueller’s done

By Associated Press

Nation Mar 23

Nation awaits key findings as Mueller wraps up Russia probe

By Associated Press

A Syrian Democratic Forces flag flutters on a damaged building in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. Photo by Stringer/Reuters

World Mar 23

U.S.-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State

By Philip Assa, Andrea Rosa, Maya Arelluzzo, Associated Press

World Mar 22

Cyclone Idai death toll climbs above 600 in Africa

By Cara Anna, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press

A woman holds a sign for Antwon Rose at a rally to protest the fatal shooting of Rose at the Allegheny County Courthouse on June 21 in Pittsburgh. Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images

Nation Mar 22

Police officer acquitted in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose

By Ramesh Santanam, Associated Press

Politics Mar 22

Will Barr make the Mueller report public? Here’s what he told senators months ago

By Gretchen Frazee

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen Building on oversight of the FBI. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Politics Mar 22

Could Congress force the Mueller report to be made public?

By Daniel Bush

Politics Mar 22

Which lawmakers support making the Mueller report public?

By Joshua Barajas, Vika Aronson

Politics Mar 22

AP report: Mueller not recommending any more indictments

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Robert S. Mueller III attends a House Select Intelligence hearing on world wide terrorism threats. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

Politics Mar 22

Read the rules special counsel Robert Mueller must follow with his report

By Gretchen Frazee

William Barr listens to a question as he testifies at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics Mar 22

Read Attorney General Barr’s full letter confirming delivery of Mueller’s report

By Joshua Barajas

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States" on Capitol Hill in Washington March 12, 2013. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics Mar 22

Mueller delivers final Russia report to Justice Department

World Mar 22

Trump says he’s reversing North Korea sanctions, taking Treasury Department by surprise

By Deb Reichmann, Jill Colvin, Associated Press