Healthcare providers are now faced with changes in how medical debt is reported and collected. These laws require a transition away from credit-based pressure tactics toward educational and voluntary ...

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Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...

Debt collectors have a reputation — and in some cases, a well-deserved one — for being unpleasant and intimidating. While the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was created to limit how far ...

Debt collectors have limits under federal law and there are certain behaviors that cross the line into harassment.

In a landmark move, New York has passed legislation prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer reports. New York’s newly minted Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act provides a bulwark for ...

Researchers say Virginia hospitals turned unpaid medical bills into lawsuits, garnishments and liens that hit lower-income patients the hardest.

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