Article: 5 Ways to Lower Your Medical Bills.

Article: Consumer Reports Survey: Hagglers Score Better Prices on Furniture, Electronics and Appliances and Medical Bills
Wireless News;  October 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and Appliances and Medical Bills WIRELESS NEWS-October...and Appliances and Medical Bills (C)2007 10Meters...shoppers who tried to negotiate a better deal on goods...demonstration models, and medical bills got one, according...success. Of those who negotiated for lower ...

Article: Many Utah residents' bankruptcy filings linked to medical bills, survey finds.
Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT);  January 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......time she learned to walk again. The medical bills are what crippled her. At the time...2004, and six out of 10 claimed unpaid medical bills -- twice the national average, a Salt...credit card debt than filers with no medical bills. And they're just as likely to have...

Article: Medical bills ailing you? Negotiate; Even if you have insurance and a decent income, you have more options than you might realize.(BUSINESS)(CONSUMER LOOKOUT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Writer If your medical bills are piling up...lot more room to negotiate a full or partial...generally room to negotiate a payment plan...face $8,000 in medical bills. For now, she's...612-573-5665). HANDLING MEDICAL BILLS If you're overwhelmed...your ability to ...

Article: Unpaid medical bills dogging firefighters
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 22, 2005 ;     173 words ......changes in how the city handles the medical bills of firefighters injured in the line...collection notices from hospitals for late medical bills that the city is expected to pay. Bowes...firefighters shouldn't be forced to deal with medical bills incurred in the line of duty. The ...

Article: Survey: Adults in Midwest, South Have More Problems Paying Medical Bills Than Those in Other Regions of U.S.; More Than 40 Percent of Midwestern Adults Reported Problems Paying Medical Bills.
AScribe Business & Economics News Service;  March 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ......adults say they had problems with their medical bills or were paying off accrued medical...difficulty paying or were unable to pay medical bills. Other problems reported included being...Midwesterners reported their share of medical bills had increased by a lot or a moderate...

Article: Over 40% of Midwestern U.S. adults report problems paying medical bills.
Biotech Week;  April 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......adults say they had problems with their medical bills or were paying off accrued medical...difficulty paying or were unable to pay medical bills. Other problems reported included being...Midwesterners reported their share of medical bills had increased by a lot or a moderate...

Article: Medical Bills Blamed On More Personal Bankruptcies
NPR Morning Edition;  June 4, 2009 ;     107 words ...Medical Bills Blamed On More Personal Bankruptcies...bankruptcy. (Soundbite of music) MONTAGNE: Medical bills are forcing more and more Americans...schools and Harvard Law School shows that medical bills are involved in more than 60 percent...

Article: Grace offers to pay Libby's asbestos-related medical bills
The Billings Gazette;  January 22, 2000 ;     527 words ......W.R. Grace's recent offer to pay medical bills for any Libby resident or former resident...community meeting. The proposal would pay medical bills for any person diagnosed with an asbestos-relat...ace's intentions, but said any help with medical bills is welcome. Robbin Redman, who ...

Article: Former Multi-CAP workers struggle to pay medical bills
Charleston Gazette;  August 3, 2001 ;     445 words ......their doctors for more time to pay medical bills left after their health insurance benefits...realize that Multi-CAP was not paying the medical bills. In May, the agency could not make...worker Lisa Blankenship has $3,500 in medical bills, she said at the creditors' meeting...

Article: Medical Bills Play Bankruptcy Role
AP Online;  April 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Business Writer AP Online 04-26-2000 Medical Bills Play Bankruptcy Role WASHINGTON (AP...because of declining health or the medical bills of a failing or deceased spouse. For...Either way, a new study says disastrous medical bills play a significant role in personal...

Article: Medical bills costly
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 26, 2000 ;     70 words ...Medical bills costly From Journal Sentinel wire reports Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Disastrous medical bills play a huge role in personal bankruptcies in the United States, accounting for about 40% of the filings last year, a new study found. About...

Article: AGENCY MAY HELP PAY DISABLED BOY'S MEDICAL BILLS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  April 8, 1998 ;     700+ words ......AGENCY MAY HELP PAY DISABLED BOY'S MEDICAL BILLS By DAVID HOLMBERG, Staff Writer Date...child in Paterson whose substantial medical bills are going largely uncovered by her...assistance to disabled children whose medical bills amount to at least 15 percent of their...

Article: Analysis: New study says one in seven American families can't pay their medical bills
NPR Special;  June 30, 2004 ;     583 words ......seven American families can't pay their medical bills Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time: 4:00-5:00...may be vulnerable to huge debt from medical bills. Joining us from the "Marketplace...them, reported problems paying their medical bills last year. Now for some of them, it...

Article: WHAT TO DO WHEN MEDICAL BILLS ARE KILLING YOUR BUDGET.(Life and Arts)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......struggling to pay their medical bills. An estimated 72 million...having problems paying medical bills or had accumulated medical...providers are more likely to negotiate with you if you contact...work with your provider. Negotiate with your health care...payments, Cohen said. ...