Credit agencies Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion said they would stop including some medical debt on credit reports as of last year.

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On September 21, the Biden administration announced a new initiative aimed at helping Americans find their way out of medical debt.

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Penny Wingard of Charlotte, North Carolina, has survived breast cancer, a brain aneurysm, and surgery on both eyes. Medical debt has sunk her credit score so low that she has struggled to qualify for loans, and applying for jobs and apartments has become a harrowing experience. (Aneri Pattani/KFF Health News)
by KFF Health News The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining pla…

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The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. The regulations, if enacted, would potentially help tens of millions of people who have medical debt on their credit reports, eliminating information that can depress consumers’ scores... Source

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Medical debt has sunk Penny Wingard’s credit score so low that she has struggled to qualify for loans, and applying for jobs and apartments has become a harrowing experience. On Sept. 21, the Biden administration announced plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. Photo by Aneri Pattani/KFF Health News.The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical…

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Biden administration announces plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients' credit scores. If enacted, the regulations could help tens of millions of people who have medical debt on their credit reports. New rules would also represent one of the most significant federal actions to tackle medical debt.

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