Health Care Reform

Consumer Protection News: Credit-Reporting Agencies to Improve Medical Debt Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015.  In Case You Missed It: This month brought big news for consumers, with credit-reporting agencies agreeing to major changes in how they treat medical debt.

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The three big credit-reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will now have to wait 180 days before adding medical debt to a credit report. They have also agreed to promptly remove medical debts after they are paid by insurance companies.

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley has…

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