RIP Medical Debt

Better launches campaign to forgive $16M in medical debt

Better, a healthcare startup striving to make filing out-of-network insurance claims easier, is on a mission: It's pledging 100 percent of its revenue to buy back and forgive $16 million of medical debt.

By Erin Dietsche

Patient Engagement, Hospitals

John Oliver forgives $14.9M in medical debt to highlight predatory collectors

"The larger issue is, we need much clearer rules and tougher oversight to protect consumers from potentially predatory companies like the one that we set up," Oliver said.

By Neil Versel