Medical Bills Laws

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/know-your-rights-and-protections-when-it-comes-to-medical-bills-and-collections/

In March, we published a report on medical debt in the United States that found consumer credit records contain a total of $88 billion in reported medical bills (as of June 2021). Medical bills are the most common collections item on people’s credit reports and show up on 43 million credit reports. About one in five households reports that they have unpaid medical bills. What’s more, medical billing, collections, and credit reporting are complex, confusing, and commonly have errors.

No Surprises Act 2022: Ban on unexpected medical bills goes …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/politics/no-surprises-act-2022/index.html

5 Rights You Have Around Medical Bills and …

https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/medical-debt/medical-bill-debt-collection-laws

Five important rights to know about in medical debt collection are: debt validation, no coercive reporting, ways to contact, statute of limitations, and the …

A New Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Starts Today

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/upshot/medical-bill-ban-biden.html

A law that goes into effect Saturday will make many such bills illegal. The change is the result of bipartisan legislation passed during the Trump administration and …