The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports is uncertain, impacting millions.

The General Assembly invested $1 million into the state’s new Medical Debt Relief Program last fiscal year. The program started in October under Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa’s ...

27 — to eliminate up to $100 million of medical debt with a one-time investment of just $1 million. Requiring no additional state spending, the program would provide immediate relief to ...

Millions of Americans admit that paying for health care expenses often means going into debt based on findings in a recent ...

27 – to eliminate up to $100 million of medical debt with a one-time investment of just $1 million. Requiring no additional state spending, the program would provide immediate relief to thousands of ...

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In a groundbreaking initiative, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced the elimination of medical debt for approximately ...

But these efforts only treat the symptoms rather than the disease. Waiving medical debt, or erasing it from credit scores, amounts to little more than wishing the problem away. To lower health ...

As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from surprise medical bills. “This must end,” Trump said. “We’re going to hold ...

As of mid-2024, U.S. residents owed at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to data from the American Hospital Association. Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of ...