Healthcare providers are now faced with changes in how medical debt is reported and collected. These laws require a transition away from credit-based pressure tactics toward educational and voluntary ...

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What is the state of the law regarding the documenting of medical debt on credit reports by health providers or their collection agents? Chaos. There are three things going on — federal regulatory ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection ...

Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...

Debt collection complaints in North Texas have paralleled a nationwide surge. Experts and data attribute the spike to higher ...

A new report shows consumer debt cases have surged in Massachusetts. Legislation to reduce the interest rate companies can ...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee, said grassroots organizing and effective messaging has helped reduce the aggressive debt collection tactics of many hospitals.