If healthcare entities believe that people won't pay their medical bills at the margin, they'll likely raise prices.

Over 100 million Americans are saddled with medical debt, but a few initiatives are addressing — or even eliminating — it.

On Jan. 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule that will ban the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and prohibit lenders from using medical ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Over the years, KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt has spoken to many Utahns facing medical bills large enough to force tough choices. Now, a new study shared with the KSL ...

Medical debt will no longer appear on credit reports due to a new rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is removing $49 billion in ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share For years, Octavia Byars’ dreams of owning a home were stalled by something seemingly unrelated to housing: unpaid medical bills. The single mother from Calumet ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Medical debt is a growing concern for Americans, and a new federal rule will remove it from credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has approved a federal ...

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Jan. 31 that his administration was launching a third round of medical debt elimination that would ...

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a new bill that could change how medical debt impacts credit scores for residents in Washington. Representative Marcus Riccelli is sponsoring the ...

As Vermont’s Treasurer, I am committed to making investments that lower costs, strengthen our economy, and support healthier communities. I believe every Vermonter deserves a fair shot at success, reg ...

“Undue Medical Debt has the ‘targeted’ transactions ... “They are assuring me that we will have the total numbers in time to do a ‘debt-burning’ ceremony on Feb. 2, though it will ...