Then, medical bills pile up faster than you can ... guides consumers through the process of applying for hospital bill forgiveness. The hospitals often classify it as “charity care.” ...

A national nonprofit says it has acquired medical debt owed by some 17,000 people, making it the "largest single abolishment" of such debt in Massachusetts.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More than 52,000 Illinois residents will have their medical debt wiped clean as part of the state’s new Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program, officials announced Thursday.