Enlarge this image Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working toward regulation to remove medical bills from consumer…
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NYC joins a growing wave of local governments erasing residents’ medical debt
by Yuki Noguchi January 23, 2024Enlarge this image Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county’s debt relief program, along with executives from several local…
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A growing wave of local governments are erasing billions in medical debts
by Yuki Noguchi January 23, 2024Enlarge this image Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county’s debt relief program, along with executives from several local…
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In this Oklahoma town, almost everyone knows someone who’s been sued by the hospital
by Noam Levey January 19, 2024Enlarge this image McAlester Regional Health Center’s administrative offices in McAlester, Oklahoma. Mitchell Black for KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption…
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As some medical debt disappears from Americans’ credit reports, scores are rising
by Noam Levey November 2, 2023Enlarge this image Kayce Atencio, who has been shadowed by medical debt for most of his adult life, had been unable to…
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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining your credit score
by Noam Levey September 21, 2023Enlarge this image Rohit Chopra is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the part of the government that is proposing the…
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Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk
by Noam Levey September 11, 2023Enlarge this image Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years…
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Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid bills, report finds
by Noam Levey August 16, 2023Enlarge this image An analysis of court records by the state treasurer and Duke researchers finds Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C., accounted…