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Biden administration bans medical debt from inclusion on credit reports (www.theguardian.com)

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Lenders will no longer be able to see whether American borrowers have unpaid medical debt in their credit history, according to a new rule from the outgoing Biden administration.

The vice-president, Kamala Harris, announced early on Tuesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was removing $49bn of existing unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of 15 million Americans and will ban the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports.

“No one should be denied economic opportunity because they got sick or experienced a medical emergency,” Harris said in a statement. “This will be life changing for millions of families, making it easier for them to be approved for a car loan, a home loan or a small-business loan.”

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[–] Kadaj21@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Oh hey! your insurance covers up to 40 visits for physical therapy for your 4yo let’s get him in as much as we can before the end of the year and then spread the schedule out for 2025.”

Me right before Christmas getting a $2000 bill for October visits and realizing that “covers” does not mean “pays for”.

There will be another $2000 bill for November after the deductible caps out and then the 80% coverage kicks in for December.

Billing app for the healthcare network wanted $200 and would go down to $50/month. I can do $20 and basically use what remains of what my employer contributes to the HSA.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm, wonder why that Luigi guy was fed up with this completely functional and not insanely corrupt system.

World is full of mysteries!