by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Jun 18, 2014 | Medical Debt
Medical debt is now one of the primary reasons Americans file for bankruptcy protection. Because of the astronomical cost of medical treatment these days, all it takes is one serious illness or condition to rack up medical bills that you will never be able to pay...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | May 28, 2014 | Medical Debt
Welcome back. If you missed part one of this two-part post, you can find it here. After examining five million credit records, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) concluded in a recent report that the creditworthiness for someone with unpaid medical debt...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | May 27, 2014 | Medical Debt
As any Wisconsin resident with a bad credit score knows, those three little numbers can have a major impact on your life. Potential lenders look at a person’s credit rating when determining whether or not to provide a loan or credit card. Having a poor score,...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Apr 27, 2014 | Medical Debt
For some residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a single medical bill can spell disastrous financial results. Millions struggle to pay medical bills each year, but some current studies show that medical debt issues may have decreased slightly in the past year.According to...
by [email protected] | Apr 20, 2014 | Medical Debt
For many Wisconsin families, the current changes regarding health insurance coverage mean changes to their finances, for better or worse. Some experts are questioning age-old wisdom about the necessity of health insurance. Specifically, some studies have questioned...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Apr 12, 2014 | Medical Debt
One area of financial and health hardship that many Milwaukee, Wisconsin, residents are looking for relief on is health insurance. While many may find relief under the Affordable Health Act, a study from The Kaiser Foundation and Clear Point Credit Counseling...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Apr 8, 2014 | Medical Debt
Having to deal with any type of medical condition can be stressful enough. There can be the worry over not only whatever the medical issue is, and finding the right doctors and treatment, but there can also be a good deal of physical pain that comes with some...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Mar 19, 2014 | Medical Debt
In ancient Greek legend, the Gordian knot was akin to the sword Excalibur in the Arthurian legends. According to prophesy, anyone who could untie this incredibly intricate knot was destined to rule all of Asia. Alexander the Great cut the knot with his sword –...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Mar 12, 2014 | Medical Debt
One of our key themes in this blog is the challenges of medical debt. As we noted, for example, in our February 21 post, federal regulators have encouraged health care providers and the debt-collection industry to develop clearer standards for the payment and...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Feb 21, 2014 | Medical Debt
In the first part of this post, we began discussing the ongoing challenge of medical debt.As we noted, for years unmanageable medical bills have been one of the leading causes of bankruptcy. And the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not really altered that...