- Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/biden-medical-debt-credit-report.html 52 comments politics
- White House's proposal could wipe medical debt off credit reports https://creditnews.com/policy/white-house-proposal-could-wipe-medical-debt-off-credit-reports/ 283 comments economics
- Most medical debt will be wiped from consumer credit reports https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/19/most-medical-debt-will-be-wiped-from-consumer-credit-reports.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard 8 comments economics
- Most Medical Debts to be Removed From Consumers’ Credit Reports https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-medical-debts-to-be-removed-from-consumers-credit-reports-11647604803?mod=mhp 135 comments upliftingnews
- Stacey Abrams PAC wipes out $212 million in medical debt for 108,000 people in 5 states https://www.newsweek.com/stacey-abrams-pac-wipes-out-212-million-medical-debt-108000-people-5-states-1643189 1215 comments upliftingnews
- Offering Model to Nation Battling Outbreak, New York AG Suspends All Medical and Student Debt Collection https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/17/offering-model-nation-battling-outbreak-new-york-ag-suspends-all-medical-and-student 23 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders Introduces Plan to Cancel $81 Billion in Medical Debt - And restore credit scores damaged by unpaid medical bills. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/bernie-sanders-medical-debt-plan/ 21 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders calls for wiping out $81 billion in medical debt https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bernie-sanders-calls-for-wiping-out-81-billion-in-medical-debt-iduskbn1w60it 78 comments politics
- Medical debt in my name that shouldn't be there https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/adnw4x/medical_debt_in_my_name_that_shouldnt_be_there/ 6 comments personalfinance
- Should I file for bankruptcy over medical debt? $150,000+ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/8nwqv6/should_i_file_for_bankruptcy_over_medical_debt/ 12 comments personalfinance
- Medical Debt https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/771u0s/medical_debt/ 7 comments personalfinance
- 1 year ago my credit score was 515, today it is 740. Had 6K in medical debt and about 40K in student loans. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/62y337/1_year_ago_my_credit_score_was_515_today_it_is/ 9 comments personalfinance
- Medical Debt Is Top Reason Consumers Hear From Collection Agencies http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/24/511269991/medical-debt-is-top-reason-consumers-hear-from-collection-agencies?utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news 5 comments politics
- Old medical debt in collections, should I pay? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4y0767/old_medical_debt_in_collections_should_i_pay/ 5 comments personalfinance
- How Medical Debt Destroys the Lives of Millions of Americans https://jacobin.com/2024/03/us-medical-debt-history-hospitals 73 comments economy
- When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested https://features.propublica.org/medical-debt/when-medical-debt-collectors-decide-who-gets-arrested-coffeyville-kansas/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=iwar2fla-hdpnzril_zq5ugo5mzngxdxvaje9w9e5edl3duatfuk6jrsrzlak 6 comments politics
- Medical Debt in Collections - Agency will not send me a written statement as I am no longer living in that state. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/9w8vgx/medical_debt_in_collections_agency_will_not_send/ 19 comments personalfinance
- medical resident in my 30s, 300k debt, planning on loan forgiveness in <10 years. Then a few scenarios https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/9vq32m/medical_resident_in_my_30s_300k_debt_planning_on/ 49 comments personalfinance
- Friend has Credit Card and Medical Debt. Need opinions on options we have come up with to work towards $0 debt. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5jrxo9/friend_has_credit_card_and_medical_debt_need/ 3 comments personalfinance
- John Oliver buys and then forgives nearly $15 million in medical debt http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/john-oliver-medical-debt-forgiveness-last-week-tonight 128 comments business
- Reminder of the importance of debt validation - just had a medical debt removed from my report http://www.ballardspahr.com/~/media/files/alerts/2013-07-11-cfpbletters.pdf 10 comments personalfinance
- New York nonprofit buys and forgives more than $1 million in Louisville medical debt http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130423/betterlife05/304230097/new-york-nonprofit-buys-forgives-more-than-1-million-louisville-medical-debt 106 comments politics
- “It needs oversight”: South Carolina law allows hospitals to garnish paychecks and tax refunds to collect medical debt https://www.wistv.com/2022/05/27/it-needs-oversight-south-carolina-law-allows-hospitals-garnish-paychecks-tax-refunds-collect-medical-debt/ 41 comments politics
- When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested: Welcome to Coffeyville, Kansas http://www.kcur.org/post/when-medical-debt-collectors-decide-who-gets-arrested-welcome-coffeyville-kansas#stream/0 5 comments politics
- 2020 election: Bernie Sanders plan to eliminate medical debt, explained https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/5/20847950/2020-presidential-election-bernie-sanders-platform-medical-debt 18 comments politics
- Medical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankrupts: More than 75 percent of these bankrupt families had health insurance but still were overwhelmed by their medical debts http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/06/04/us-healthcare-bankruptcy-idustre5530y020090604 37 comments politics
- Lead Plaintiff In Health Care Reform Suit against Obamacare Files For Bankruptcy With Medical Debt http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F03%2F09%2F441386%2Flead-plaintiff-in-health-care-reform-case-filed-bankruptcy-with-medical-debt%2F&h=jaqhqqjhgaqffba_-6splocktiwp3vf_br-uthj3ty0soew 6 comments politics
- How Kamala Harris is tackling medical debt — with Roy Cooper’s help: The vice president’s work combating medical debt has received scant attention compared with her work advocating for abortion access and other priorities. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/07/26/vice-president-kamala-harris-medical-debt/ 11 comments politics
- Strike Debt has abolished $1.1 million in medical debt by buying emergency room debts of 1,000 people and then simply forgiving them of their debts. http://october2011.org/blogs/kevin-zeese/strike-debt-pays-medical-debt-1000-people-kentucy-and-indiana 96 comments politics
- Most Medical Debt Is Getting Wiped From Americans' Credit Reports | The decision was announced over the weekend by the three largest private credit reporting agencies, following pressure by the CFPB. https://gizmodo.com/most-medical-debt-is-getting-wiped-from-americans-credi-1848679901 76 comments technology
- Sanders Previews Plan to Cancel $81 Billion in Medical Debt and Tackle 'Barbaric' Number of Bankruptcies. In addition to canceling all past-due medical debt, according to his campaign, the forthcoming proposal will also address all future debt https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/31/sanders-previews-plan-cancel-81-billion-medical-debt-and-tackle-barbaric-number 18 comments politics
- Medical Debt From In-Prison Injuries Is Chasing Inmates After Release https://www.npr.org/2019/05/27/727373494/medical-debt-from-in-prison-injuries-is-chasing-inmates-after-release 27 comments politics
- GOP Rep. Tom Reed Founded Medical Debt Collection Firm That Harasses His Own Constituents https://theintercept.com/2018/10/31/tom-reed-new-york-debt-collection-company/ 111 comments politics
- IMF refuses Barbuda debt relief after hurricane devastation, Cuba dispatches medical staff across Caribbean https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/imf-refuses-barbuda-debt-relief-after-hurricane-devastation-cuba-dispatches-medical-staff 13 comments worldnews
- Your medical debt could soon be excluded from your credit report, say top credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion said nearly 70 percent of medical collection debt will no longer show up on people’s credit reports https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/18/medical-debt-removed-from-credit-reports/ 6 comments economy
- In Minnesota, cops are now arresting people for unpaid credit card and even medical debts, even though they committed no crime. In many cases, judges set bail at the amount owed: "So long as [you've] got unpaid bills, the threat is there." http://www.startribune.com/local/95692619.html?page=1&c=y 101 comments politics
- The ‘follow-up appointment’: For many people in medical debt, a trip to the emergency room leads to the courtroom https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-follow-up-appointment/2019/08/17/1be5ded6-b936-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html 61 comments law
- Long time reader, first time poster on this page. I am about to graduate medical school with nearly $200 Gs of student loan debt. What are some books/resources that I should read before I start making money so that I can use my earnings wisely? I really don't want to pay on these until I'm 60. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6ku9l8/long_time_reader_first_time_poster_on_this_page_i/ 11 comments personalfinance
- Cancer survivors face significant hardships related to medical bills - New research indicates that cancer survivors carry greater financial burdens related to medical debt payments and bills compared with individuals without a cancer history, with the greatest hardships in younger survivors. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/w-csf011719.php 10 comments science
- China healthcare costs forcing patients into crippling debt: As China's medical bills rise steeply, outpacing government insurance provision, patients and their families are increasingly turning to loans to pay for healthcare, adding to the country's growing burden of consumer debt http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-healthcare-debt-idukkcn0zq038?il=0 62 comments worldnews