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California Bans Medical Bills on Credit

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California bans medical bills from consumer credit reports

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At least eight states have banned medical bills from consumer credit reports in the past two years .

The Biden administration proposed similar federal protections, but it’s unclear when the rules will be enacted.

About 4 in 10 Californians report carrying some type of medical debt, disproportionately affects low-income, Black, and Latino patients.

And then to have this super stressful medical bill — nobody’s asking for that. It shouldn’t affect your credit.”.

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https://www.morningstar.com/personal-finance/medical-loans-medical-credit-cards-what-know-before-you-sign-up https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finds-15-million-americans-have-medical-bills-on-their-credit-reports/https://www.chcf.org/blog/top-takeaways-california-health-policy-poll/#:~:text=Meanwhile%2C%20close%20to%204%20in,racial%20equity%20in%20health%20care.https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1061 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4907/amendment/A http://www.californiahealthline.org/http://www.chcf.org/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNDNlNTJjNzItNjQyNS00NjVmLTk4MjItZDYzZjBlNTQ0ZDA2IiwidCI6IjM4MmZiOGIwLTRkYzMtNDEwNy04MGJkLTM1OTViMjQzMmZhZSIsImMiOjZ9 https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-care-debt-survey-main-findings/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2297 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1126 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF4097&version=latest&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0 https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-study-finds-medical-debt-overly-penalizes-consumer-credit-scores/https://ct3.blob.core.windows.net/23blobs/e48c3e46-b46e-4876-a636-22a46392b276

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www.morningstar.com www.consumerfinance.gov www.chcf.org leginfo.legislature.ca.gov www.nysenate.gov www.californiahealthline.org app.powerbi.com www.kff.org leg.colorado.gov www.revisor.mn.gov ct3.blob.core.windows.net

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