Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration ...

On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit ...

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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’ ...

With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans from medical bills they can't pay, advocates for patients and consumers have shifted their work to contain the nation's ...

Medical bills have a way of sneaking up on people, and it can happen long after the initial injury or illness has passed. You might be fully recovered and feeling like life has returned to normal, ...