Consumer News Legislation To Overturn Medical Debt Rule Draws Blowback

Colorado ban on medical debt on credit reports challenged after new Trump administration rule

A lawsuit challenges Colorado’s law that prevents medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports under a Trump administration rule. Read More

Feds object to laws that shield patients from medical debt

D.C. lawmakers push forward with a bill to shield residents from medical debt, despite recent CFPB guidance saying only the federal government has that right. Read More

New Trump administration rule could override state medical debt protections

A new Trump administration rule issued late last month could override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for ... Read More

Trump takes aim at state laws shielding consumer credit scores from medical debt

The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ ... Read More

Listen: New Federal Guidelines Could Weaken Consumer Protections Against Medical Debt

The Trump administration has taken another step to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing rules that undercut state efforts to keep these debts off consumers’ credit reports. Read More

RI law on medical debt under fire by Trump administration ruling | Opinion

The author says that although RI's law will not be overturned, the administration is continuing its attack on patients and families facing hardships. Read More

Michigan wants to keep medical debt off consumer reports

Legislation advancing through Senate committee would standardize hospital financial assistance and prevent medical debt from affecting consumer credit reports. Read More

Trump administration undercuts state bans on medical debt in consumer credit reports

The Trump administration has issued an interpretive rule that undermines state laws forbidding the inclusion of medical debt on consumers’ credit reports. The guideline published in the Federal ... Read More

Delaware now protects against medical debt impacting your credit. What should you know?

A new state law preventing medical debt from appearing in a consumer credit report officially took effect on Oct. 27. First signed into law by Gov. Matt Meyer this past July, the Medical Debt ... Read More