More than 100 million Americans are burdened with medical bills they can’t pay. In the final weeks of the Biden ...

A groundbreaking rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will eliminate medical debt from credit reports starting ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 30, 2025 / The financial strain of medical debt has long been a silent burden for millions of Americans, often arising from emergencies, hospital stays, ...

Palms-based private hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., which operates 16 hospitals in four states, filed for ...

The change is expected to boost millions of people's credit scores and helping them qualify for home mortgages. It's unclear ...

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

A few weeks ago, the outgoing Biden administration announced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule. The move banned unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports, which can bar people ...

Lenders soon won't be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borrowers ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found roughly 43 million Americans had medical bills on their credit reports, ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 30, 2025 / The financial strain of medical debt has long been a silent burden for millions of Americans, often arising from emergencies, hospital stays, o ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is aiming to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices.