The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outlined its proposed rules to remove medical bills from credit reports. The CFPB found that 58% of all third-party debt collection on consumer credit reports ...
Medical debt collection is a highly sensitive and complex process made more challenging given today’s inflation and rising delinquency rates among patients’ broader consumer debt load. Many patients ...
Lawmakers in at least eight states, including Colorado, this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills.
When a collection agency contacted Lauren MacNeill earlier this summer saying she owed $71 to an urgent care center near her Westport, Conn., home, she was tempted to just pay the bill to get the ...