Dollar For is a national nonprofit that crushes medical debt by making charity care known, easy, and fair. These are some of the many news stories about our work.
Press Releases
Dollar For Urges IRS to Issue Clear Guidance on Hospital Financial Assistance Regulations. December 6, 2024. Read now.
New Study Exposes Major Inconsistencies in Hospital Financial Assistance Policies. November 5, 2024. Read now.
Dollar For and Catalina Island Health Team Up to Help Patients with Medical Bills. October 21, 2024. Read now.
Dollar For’s Research Reveals $14 Billion Gap in Hospital Charity Care
May 2, 2024. Read now.
Dollar For report finds Oregon hospitals avoiding new law to bankrupt patients. February 28, 2023. Read now.
Press Coverage
CBS Detroit. A look into medical bill debt in Michigan. April 24, 2025. Read now.
CBS Baltimore. Are you paying too much for healthcare? Medical debt protections are available for Maryland patients. April 24, 2025. Read now.
CBS Texas. Are Texas nonprofit hospitals providing adequate charity care? April 24, 2025. Read now.
CBS News. More than 400 nonprofit hospitals chase down patients eligible for free care. April 24, 2025. Read now.
KPBS. California bill aims to ease medical debt by requiring hospitals to screen patients for financial aid. April 15, 2025. Read now.
Chicago Health. Undoing Debt. April 10, 2025. Read now.
Fox 26 Houston. Lawmakers considering a bill requiring hospitals to write off or reduce patient debt. March 19, 2025. Read now.
The Oregonian. Nonprofit Oregon hospitals spent less on charity care, community benefits in 2023. February 27, 2025. Read now.
KOTA Territory News. Americans face struggles with medical bills on credit report. February 12, 2025. Read now.
Associated Press. How removing unpaid medical bills from credit reports could help consumers. January 7, 2025. Read now.
NBC Boston. Medical debt being banned from credit reports | ‘A huge win for patients’. January 7, 2025. Read now.
Health Affairs. US Nonprofit Hospitals Have Widely Varying Criteria To Decide Who Qualifies For Free And Discounted Charity Care. November 5, 2024. Read now.
The News & Observer. Struggling to heal: The stories of five North Carolinians bruised by hospital debt. October 23, 2024. Read now.
The Charlotte Observer. ‘Ticking time bomb’: NC woman wanted to recover after hospital visit. Then came the bills. October 23, 2024. Read now.
Cardinal & Pine. Got medical debt in North Carolina? A new state program may help you. October 16, 2024. Read now.
WTKR. Virginia Beach man gets $3,500 worth of medical debt forgiven. October 8, 2024. Read now.
The Charlotte Observer. Inside North Carolina’s fight to make hospitals relieve billions of patient debt. September 23, 2024. Read now.
Associated Press. How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills. August 12, 2024. Read now.
Cascadia Daily News. Cash prices are a better deal for some medical procedures at PeaceHealth, analysis shows. August 4, 2024. Read now.
WFYI Public Media. The Checkup: Some communities buy up and forgive millions in medical debt. Is it enough? July 19, 2024. Read now.
Crain’s Chicago Business. Medical debt weighs on Chicagoans even when they have health insurance. June 10, 2024. Read now.
Crain’s Chicago Business. The crush of medical debt takes a toll on patients’ mental health. June 10, 2024. Read now.
ABC 11 NEWS. In medical debt? Holly Springs family shares how to get thousands forgiven. June 3, 2024. Read now.
Kiro 7 News. Millions of Washingtonians could qualify to have hospital bills waived, full or in part. May 22, 2024. Read now.
Clark Howard. Owe medical debt? Clark Howard says this is how you can get it down, or even forgiven. May 15, 2024. Read now.
Wall Street Journal. Hospitals Are Refusing to Do Surgeries Unless You Pay in Full First. May 9, 2024. Read now.
Fast Company. Meet the Met Gala’s Populist Cousin: The Debt Gala Raising Funds to Erase Medical Debt. May 7, 2024. Read now.
The New York Times. In Brooklyn, the Anti-Met Gala Raises Funds for Medical Debt. May 6, 2024. Read now.
Forbes. The Inconvenient Truth About Medical Debt Relief. April 15, 2024. Read now.
NPR. With pennies on the dollar and surprise notices, this nonprofit clears Washingtonians’ medical debt. March 27, 2024. Read now.
Clear Health Costs. How to turn a $6,000 hospital bill into a $466 hospital bill. March 21, 2024. Read now.
Fast Company. Americans are drowning in medical debt. Dollar For has an innovative approach to eradicate it. March 19, 2024. Read now.
USA Today. Need help with a big medical bill? How a former surgeon general is fighting a $5,000 tab. March 8, 2024. Read now.
Forbes. Fear Of Medical Debt Drives Patients To Skip Care. March 6, 2024. Read now.
Louisville Public Media. For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. Experts say they could have gotten free care. November 20, 2023. Read now.
Employee Benefits News. How employees can avoid medical debt: A look at hospital care charity programs July 6, 2023. Read now.
Fast Company. This tech nonprofit helps erase medical debt. May 24, 2023. Read now.
Insider. 4 surprising medical costs to watch out for, and how to avoid them. April 13, 2023. Read now.
NBC News. Dollar For Report Finds Oregon Hospitals Avoiding New Law to Bankrupt Patients. April 6, 2023. Watch now.
Telemundo Austin. Dollar For se dedica a eliminar las deudas médicas para personas de bajos recursos. April 3, 2023. Read and watch now.
NPR Life Kit. Medical bills can cause a financial crisis. Here’s how to negotiate them. March 30, 2023. Read, listen or watch now.
The Lund Report. Bill would tighten charity care rules for Oregon hospitals. March 22, 2023. Read now.
Portland Business Journal. Financial aid for Oregon hospital patients is declining, study finds. March 2, 2023. Read now.
Willamette Week. New Report Shows, Despite 2019 Law, Most Hospital Collection Practices Still Hurt Patients. March 1, 2023. Read now.
Becker’s Hospital Review. Oregon’s nonprofit hospitals are ignoring charity care law, report finds. March 1, 2023. Read now.
Scripps. This nonprofit is using medical students to help Americans deal with medical debt. December 20, 2022. Watch now.
Associated Press. How nonprofits help millions tackle their medical debt. December 21, 2022. Read now.
Chronicle of Philanthropy. Charities That Curb Medical Debt for the Needy Are Growing Fast — and Innovating. December 12, 2022. Read now.
Scripps. Struggling with medical debt? Here are some tips to help. November 22, 2022. Watch now.
Asheville Citizen-Times. Patient advocate pressure on Mission, HCA leads to posting charity care application online. November 21, 2022. Read now.
The Wall Street Journal. Hospitals Often Don’t Help Needy Patients, Even Those Who Qualify. November 17, 2022. Read now.
Wave 3. Medical debt forgiveness programs available in Louisville. October 30, 2022. Watch now.
Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN). Medical bills can be crippling. Mayo Clinic’s charity care? Arguably lacking, September 30, 2022. Read now.
Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN). Charity care? They found it on … TikTok. September 30, 2022. Read now.
NPR. Montana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals. September 27, 2022. Read now.
The New York Times. They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay. September 24, 2022. Read now.
Consumer Reports. How to Fight Back When Contacted by a Debt Collector for a Medical Bill. August 26, 2022. Read now.
Arm and a Leg Podcast. How to Negotiate for Lower Medical Bills. August 24, 2022. Read now.
Meta. Dollar For Community Voices Story. July 27, 2022. Read now.
The Wall Street Journal. Big Hospitals Provide Skimpy Charity Care—Despite Billions in Tax Breaks. July 25, 2022. Read now.
Asheville Citizen-Times. ‘Stupid and dangerous’: Forum scrutinizes 3 hospitals’ competition for more Buncombe beds. July 16, 2022. Read now.
NPR. 41% of adults in the U.S. have medical debt. Here are some ways to try to avoid it. June 30, 2022. Read now.
NPR. How to get rid of medical debt — or avoid it in the first place. July 1, 2022. Read now.
Turquoise Health. Why We’re Excited To Crush Medical Bills With Dollar For. April 27, 2022. Read now.
Kiplinger. What You Can Do About Medical Debt. March 14, 2022. Read now.
The Paper Gown, Zocdoc. How to Negotiate Your Medical Bills. February 23, 2022. Read now.
Kaiser Health News. How to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care. October 15, 2021. Read now.
Scripps. News 3 investigates a program that helps low income residents pay medical bills. August 14, 2021. Watch now.
East Lansing Info. ELi Hears from Readers about Big Medical Bills – and Investigates Help for Those Suffering. May 29, 2021. Read now.
BuzzFeed. This TikToker Just Shared A Medical Bill Secret That Feels “Illegal” But Is Actually 100% True. January 21, 2021. Read now.
The Mighty. Viral TikTok Video Highlights Hospital Medical Bill Debt Forgiveness Rule. January 19, 2021. Read now.
The Daily Dot. Viral TikTok explains how to get your medical bills canceled if you earn less than $37,470. January 18, 2021. Read now.
Willamette Week. Jared Walker Found the Secret to Forgiving Medical Debt—So He Shares It. August 30, 2020. Read now.
Time Magazine. She Owed $227,000 in Medical Bills—Even With Insurance. Here’s What it Took to Pay Them. March 21, 2019. Read now.
Social Media
Dollar For connects with many people on social media to educate about charity care and to assist with medical debt issues.
Patient Stories
Real People Tell How Dollar For Helped Them
Mitchell Jones
A young Wisconsin man learned to try charity care before borrowing to pay medical bills.
Ramon A.
A Texas construction worker can stop worrying about bills and concentrate on recovering.