A life insurance policy protects your dependents in the event of your death. It does this by paying out a predetermined sum, which is intended to replace the income of the policyholder. If you have ...

Many people owe money to creditors, and when they pass away, that debt doesn't necessarily just disappear. As a result, it's important to understand what happens to it -- especially if someone dies ...

Health insurance doesn’t necessarily protect patients from medical debt: A survey from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network published Thursday found that almost all cancer patients ...

Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. Today’s first Money Question: Personal finance Nerd Tommy Tindall joins Sean Pyles and Liz Weston to ...

A clinical psychologist, Mashana has lived in the Chicago area her whole life and is no stranger to medical debt. Not only does she have a chronic autoimmune disease but her daughter struggles with ...

WASHINGTON — As Republicans and Democrats debate a plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance have wound up in the crosshairs.

As a growing number of insurance plans are canceling COVID-19 cost-sharing waivers amid an increase in vaccinations, more patients will be left to shoulder the brunt of the medical debt associated ...

The health insurance of 600,000 Americans is hanging in the balance as part of last-minute negotiations to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. House Republicans are pushing to include beefed-up work ...

Jessica Hurley eyed the stack of medical bills in her purse as she held one of her twin babies, blue from lack of oxygen, in the neonatal intensive care unit. She prayed that the boys, Perry and ...

Photo courtesy of the EDD. California’s unemployment insurance fund is $20 billion in debt, putting the state in a terrible position in case of a recession. The deep debt — incurred during the ...