Medical debt harms tens of millions of consumers, with nearly 1 in 6 Americans contacted by a debt collector over a healthcare bill, and 21% of residents in mainly nonwhite zip codes with at least one medical debt in collection on their credit reports.
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The Model Medical Debt Protection Act, now in its third edition, is a tool for advocates who are working to protect consumers who are burdened with medical debt in their states. The model act provides suggested language to improve state health care financial assistance laws, and to strengthen medical debt collection consumer protections.
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Medical bills often end up on credit cards, including medical credit cards and other medical lending products. These products are marketed specifically to pay for medical expenses and are typically offered directly by health care providers, particularly dentists. Patients used cards or loans with deferred interest terms to pay for almost $23 billion in healthcare…
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Cornerstone Credit Union League and Consumer Data Industry Association v. CFPB and Acting Director of the CFPB, No. 4:25-cv-00016-SDJ (E.D. Tex.) This case was brought by a credit union trade group and a credit reporting trade group against the CFPB to challenge the validity of the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule (Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer…
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