Medical debt can affect your credit score, but only if you have an unpaid balance of over $500 and the account is sent to ...

If you're dealing with calls and letters from debt collectors, debt relief could provide the fix you're looking for.

Rep. Forrest Bennett introduced a bill that would prevent some medical debt from affecting people's credit scores.

In a healthy and functioning society, no one should fall into financial ruin simply because they got sick,” Gov. J.B.

Hoosiers have an estimated $2.2 billion of medical debt in collections — with even more on payment plans and credit cards. A ...

Federal and state policymakers have several options to expand coverage and take action to help reduce medical debt and its ...

When garnishment is permitted, the government must still leave you with a minimum of $750 per month or $9,000 annually in ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule in early January to take medical debt off consumer credit reports.

Critics of Boldon's bill will point out that some people routinely put medical bills on the bottom of the stack. They could ...

Governor JB Pritzker and healthcare professionals have announced a new round of medical debt relief for families across Illinois, aiming to reduce medical debt by $1 billion and provide debt ...

Then in February, a U.S. district court judge here in Texas issued a 90-day hold on the rule, which means credit bureaus now have until June 15 to remove medical debt from credit reports. And there is ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington lawmakers are taking steps to change how medical debt affects credit scores. State Senator Marcus Riccelli is leading the effort with a new piece of legislation. This bill ...