Costly care: How a federal rule would protect consumers credit from unpaid medical debt
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to eliminate all medical debt from credit reports. Will President-elect Trump allow it?
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‘Positive’ medical debt credit reporting is a Trojan horse
A bill recently introduced to allow for positive reporting of medical debt payments might sound good on paper. In reality, it’s not likely to benefit consumers. It could even end up harming them.
Illinois medical debt relief program has erased $72M of debt so far. Who is qualified?
The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has ...
City of St. Paul will eliminate medical debt for 32,000 residents
In all, St. Paul will spend $1.1 million, funded by the American Rescue Plan, to erase $110 million of medical debt city wide ...
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How a nonprofit is helping tackle medical debt for millions of Americans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you think you are alone in dealing with medical debt, guess again. Recent studies have shown that medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
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CMS’s Medical Debt Relief Will Worsen Medical Debt
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave billions of federal taxpayer dollars to North Carolina hospitals for medical debt relief. During her presidential campaign, Ms. Harris ...
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What happens to your medical debt after you die?
About 41% of Americans have debt that’s related to health care, according to a recent survey from health policy nonprofit KFF. If you don’t currently have medical debt, it’s possible that ...