Navigating medical bills in the U.S.
$88 billion of outstanding medical bills are currently in collections – affecting one in five Americans. Our infographic has tips for navigating the complex medical billing and collections system.
Blog posts
- Medical Debt and Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices
- Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector
- Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
- You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
- View all blog posts on medical debt
Press releases
- CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
- CFPB Takes Aim at Double Billing and Inflated Charges in Medical Debt Collection
- CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
- CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
- View all press releases on medical debt
Compliance
- Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)
- Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt
- Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-05: Debt collection and consumer reporting practices involving invalid nursing home debts
- Bulletin 2022-01: Medical Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Requirements in Connection with the No Surprises Act