Unpaid medical bills can linger, but you have options that can help ease, reduce or even eliminate what you owe.

Medical debt can have an impact on your credit if your debt is over $500. The three main credit bureaus “voluntarily removed ...

Unpaid medical bills can hurt your credit score, turning a health issue into a long-term financial problem. Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) tried to stop medical debt from ...

The Trump administration wants to thwart state efforts to remove medical debt from credit reports, potentially eroding protections for the financially insecure.

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If certain state laws are voided, millions of consumers with unpaid medical debt could see negative marks appear — or reappear — on their credit reports.

Yet another Biden-era reform intended to make life easier for some Americans has been quashed. Late last week, a Trump-appointed federal judge struck down a rule issued by the Consumer Financial ...

ACA International, an association of credit and collection professionals, filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado on Nov. 5 ...

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history. By Stacy Cowley In ...

There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. For a lot of people in the U.S., a ...

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A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state restrictions. By Ann Carrns A court ruling this summer canceled a Biden-era ...