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 ...
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 ...
52,000 Illinois residents to get medical debt forgiveness letters
Illinois has eliminated $72 million in medical debt for over 52,000 residents through the Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program, ...
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Illinois medical debt relief program erases $72M of debt thus far
Residents with a household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, or with debt that is 5% or more of their ...
California Implements New Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
With its new law, California joins a dozen other states that have restricted the use of medical debt in credit decisions.
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Illinois clears $72 million in residents’ medical debt
More than 52,000 Illinoisans will hear that some or all of their medical debt has been cleared by the state soon. Letters ...
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Why you should never pay your medical bills with a credit card
Here's why she says that. Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union agreed to treat medical debt on credit reports with greater leniency than other forms of consumer debt. For example, new unpaid medical ...
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Jamie Dimon says the 'Buffett Rule' approach to taxing the wealthy could solve America's debt problem
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has put forth a solution to unrestrained US debt: Tax the rich at the same rate as middle-class people, or at a higher rate. The bank executive told "PBS News Hour" in ...