Economy Jan 25 The effect of removing medical debt from millions of Americans’ credit scores By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Economy Aug 16 Harris has proposed a slew of economic policies. Here’s a look at what’s in them Among other proposals, Harris wants to increase homebuilding and affordable housing stock, provide more tax incentives for first-time homebuyers, and cancel accumulated medical debt for millions of Americans. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Health Jun 18 AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt According to the survey, about half of Americans say it’s extremely or very important for the U.S. government to provide debt relief for those who have yet to pay off medical treatments. By Cora Lewis, Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Health Jun 12 How banning medical debt from credit reports could help millions of Americans By banning medical debt from being included in credit reports, this proposed rule from the Biden administration aims to address increasing discontent over the economic burden that can go hand-in-hand with serious health problems. By Laura Santhanam
Health Jun 11 Biden administration pushes to remove Americans’ medical debt off most credit reports The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday it is planning a rule that would prevent lenders from making decisions based on medical information. By Tom Murphy, Associated Press
Sep 21 VP Harris announces first steps to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores By Josh Boak, Associated Press Harris says the action would improve the credit scores of millions of U.S. adults, making it easier for them to obtain an auto loan or a home mortgage. Continue reading
Feb 14 White House reports nearly 18 percent drop in people with medical debt By Josh Boak, Associated Press Among the programs they say contributed to less debt was an expansion of the Obama-era healthcare law that added 4.2 million people with some form health insurance. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Federal government to act against ‘bad actors’ in medical debt collection, Harris says By News Desk The federal government will be taking action against "bad actors" who break the law when attempting to collect medical debt, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 27 Stacey Abrams’ nonprofit donates $1.34 million to wipe out medical debts By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Fair Fight Political Action Committee said that it's donating $1.34 million from its political action committee to wipe out debt owed by 108,000 people in Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 9:12 Americans are drowning in medical debt, so this nonprofit is buying — and forgiving — it By Paul Solman Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve the burden of medical… Continue watching