Every year, millions of Americans are contacted by debt collectors over old debts — and the debt collection process tends to be similar whether it's a lingering medical bill, delinquent credit ...

Keep communicating with the companies to check on the status of your dispute, and be prepared to provide additional documentation if requested. Medical debt collections have to come off your ...

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their credit scores.

can cost a fortune 15 million people should see medical debt disappear ...

file a dispute to have them updated. Hospital bills can be particularly high, so many hospitals offer financial assistance to qualified low-income patients who can’t pay their medical bills.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on credit reports, potentially freeing up billions in credit. The finalized ...

Unpaid medical bills would be banned from being included ... If it’s implemented, the rule would make it easier for Americans to dispute unfair or incorrect hospital bills by taking away the ...

Millions of Americans may see significant changes to their credit reports in the coming months if they have unpaid medical bills or student loans.

An agreement has been reached in the contract dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem, New Hampshire's largest health insurance carrier, state insurance officials announced Friday.