Spokane Valley church raises enough to erase $30 million in medical debt for locals in need
A Spokane Valley church is making sure medical debt is one less thing families have to worry about during this pandemic.
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Spokane Valley church raising money to eliminate millions in medical debt, and there's still time to donate
A local church is doing everything in its power to help those in need this holiday.
Gov. Inslee signs bill to help consumers with medical debt
Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday that will protect consumers by prolonging the time period given to pay medical bills before they're sent to collections.
When credit ratings become casualties of health care
While medical bills are a leading source of personal bankruptcy in the United States, a far more common problem is their damage to people's credit.
Hospitals are offering bank loans, but patients need to think twice
Laura Cameron, three months pregnant, fell in a parking lot and landed in the emergency room in May. She was on her back — in pain and attached to a saline drip — when a hospital representative came to discuss her bill.
