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Appearing in The New York Times on September 27, 2024, Ann Carrns interviews NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson for coverage of how surviving spouses may not be responsible for their loved ones unpaid medical bills. Rules governing such debt vary by state and can be complex. Even when survivors aren’t legally responsible for paying a…
An op-ed appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times on September 27, 2024 by Mary O’Donnell, CEO of RRF Foundation for Aging, references NCLC and New America’s new fact sheet in coverage of how far too many borrowers spend a lifetime trying to pay off student loans— only to learn that the financial pain does not go away. The…
Appearing in KFF Health News on September 25, 2024, before dozens of other California-based and national media outlets, Molly Castle Work interviews Chi Chi Wu for coverage of how Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov.…
Appearing in Grist on September 23, 2024, Tik Root interviewed NCLC senior attorney Alys Cohen for coverage of how lawmakers recently demanded action from the Federal Housing Finance Agency after months of debating adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. “Energy poverty is a real problem. It doesn’t make sense to keep building…
Read More about Grist: This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills
Winter preparedness is embedded in the Massachusetts way of life, but over the past few years it has become clear that policymakers and residents aren’t prepared for the new reality of summer in the Bay State.
Read More about MassLive: Time for Mass. to gear up for ‘summer preparedness’ (Viewpoint)
Airing on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt on September 14, 2024, and running in NBC News and its syndicates, Berneta Haynes interviews with Gretchen Morgenson for coverage of the medical debt crisis and Atrium Health’s aggressive pursuit to collect debts. Medical debt is a “problem that is uniquely American,” said Berneta Haynes, senior attorney at…