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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you've ever been contacted by a collection agency over medical debt, you are not alone. Over 40 million people have unpaid medical bills sent to collections, and almost half ...

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