Unpaid medical bills can linger, but you have options that can help ease, reduce or even eliminate what you owe.

Medical bills can quickly spiral, so you need to understand your legal exposure if the debt goes to collections.

Medical debt can have an impact on your credit if your debt is over $500. The three main credit bureaus “voluntarily removed ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On Friday, the three main national credit reporting agencies said they’d remove the bulk of medical debt collections from U.S. credit reports. According to their announcement, it ...

In today's healthcare landscape, even a brief hospital visit can leave behind a mountain of bills. And with insurance not always covering everything — or in some cases, anything — many Americans are ...

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have announced they will collectively remove nearly 70% of medical collection debt tradelines from credit reports. UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS ACCOUNT FOR 58% OF DEBT IN ...

During an interview on "Mornings with Maria" credit card expert Ted Rossman said that the paid medical collections to come off American's credit reports starting July 1 will lift a lot of scores. 5 ...

Several U.S. senators are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to start addressing medical debt collections and the impact on consumer credit. In a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray ...

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In a move that will improve the credit scores of millions of Americans, the three major credit bureaus will no longer include most medical debt on consumer credit reports. As of July 1, the companies ...

Some good news for anyone wishing to cleanse their credit reports of medical debt! The country’s three largest credit reporting agencies are scrubbing an estimated 70% of medical debt from consumer ...