Digital Library: New Financial Assistance for Civilians Treated in Military Hospitals
This article describes new regulations that can provide pathways to financial assistance for some civilian patients: discounts, repayment agreements, and waivers.
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New 2026 Edition of Surviving Debt Offers Expanded Resources for People Struggling in Affordability Crisis
Free Online Guide Provides New Resources for Dealing with Medical Debt, Student Debt, Disaster Relief, and Property Tax Foreclosures
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KFF Health News: State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt
Originally appearing in KFF Health News on February 20, 2026, Rae Ellen Bichell talks to Carolyn Carter, senior attorney at NCLC about how lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. Carter said broad laws that don’t require patients to jump through hoops to…
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USA Today: States advance medical debt protections as federal support fades
Appearing in USA Today and KFF Health News on December 19, 2025, Rae Ellen Bichell interviews NCLC Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy Chi Chi Wu for coverage of how lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they…
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Trump Administration Tries to Block State Safeguards from Damaging Medical Debt on Credit Reports
The guidance comes as millions face 100 to 300 percent increases in medical insurance premiums due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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Inquest: Medical Debt Behind Bars
Incarcerated people accrue debt for nearly all of their medical care, which, according to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson, author of an op-ed appearing in Inquest on September 2, 2025, this makes a mockery of their right to health care—and saddles them with devastating debt upon release. “Despite how expensive it is, the care provided…
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NPR: Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
Appearing in NPR and KFF Health News on July 25, 2025, Noam Levey interviews Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center for coverage of how, by paring back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, the Trump administration…
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Digital Library: The Latest on Keeping Medical Debt Out of Credit Reports
This article brings readers up to date on the latest developments on litigation involving the CFPB rule, new state legislation, and how consumers should respond to the voluntary actions by the big three.
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Low-Income Communities Hit Hard as Senate Passes Brutal Reconciliation Bill
Serious Harms Await Working People as Senators Slash Healthcare and Consumer Protections to Boost Billionaires
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The Guardian: US medical debt financing groups vie to be ‘solution’ to struggling rural hospitals
Appearing in The Guardian on June 12, 2025, Jessica Glenza interviews NCLC Senior Attorney April Kuehnhoff for coverage of how medical debt financing and “patient access” companies are pitching their services to struggling rural hospitals nervous about keeping the doors open, as congressional Republicans consider healthcare cuts that could leave 16 million Americans without insurance. “This really…
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NBC News: Consumers brace for steeper bills and lower credit scores from Trump's financial deregulation
Appearing in NBC News on June 11, 2025, J.J. McCorvey interviewed NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu for coverage of how consumers, once expecting relief from the impacts of medical debt on their credit reports, are now bracing for impact from President Donald Trump’s push to slash financial regulations. “These rules generally are very politically…
