The CFPB's New Medical Debt Rule Will Do More Harm Than Good
If healthcare entities believe that people won't pay their medical bills at the margin, they'll likely raise prices.
Under Trump, Rule That Bars Medical Debt From Credit Reports Faces Challenges
The Biden administration issued a rule that would bar medical debt from being included on credit reports. Consumer advocates ...
N.J. is retiring medical debt for another 20K residents. Can you expect a letter?
Since last August, New Jersey and Undue have partnered to eliminate more than $246 million in medical debt for an estimated ...
Removing medical debt from credit reports opens door to economic opportunity: 'It gives me hope'
The change is expected to boost millions of people's credit scores and helping them qualify for home mortgages. It's unclear ...
New rule removes medical debt from credit reports, offering relief to millions
A groundbreaking rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will eliminate medical debt from credit reports starting ...
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What a new federal rule on medical debt will do and won't do for consumers
A new study shared with the KSL Investigators by LendingTree finds more than half of people with medical debt skipped or ...
Medical debt: How to lower, or even erase, your hospital bills
There are steps you can take to lower your hospital bills, and very few people know about them. On Channel 11 Morning News at ...
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Lawmakers kill attempt to protect credit scores from medical debt
Lawmakers struck down a proposed bill that would have prevented medical debt from dinging the credit scores of Wyoming ...
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The effect of removing medical debt from millions of Americans’ credit scores
More than 100 million Americans are burdened with medical bills they can’t pay. In the final weeks of the Biden ...
Verizon clears $10M in debt for North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Helene
Verizon partnered with ForgiveCo to give a fresh start to thousands of North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene in a ...
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Pieciak: Medical debt relief is a direct investment in Vermonters
Yet, for too many Vermonters, the cost of health care stands in the way of investing in their future. Vermont has some of the highest health care costs in the country, forcing Vermonters to either ...
Alex Kleyner on Medical Debt: Why Addressing the Problem Matters
The financial strain of medical debt has long been a silent burden for millions of Americans, often arising from emergencies, hospital stays, or life-altering diagnoses. Recent policy changes, ...