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New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Act Now Fully in Effect

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In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Health Care Providers from Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Reporting Agencies

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On May 9, 2024, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 24-6, “An Act Concerning the Reporting of Medical Debt,” (The Act). The Act prohibits health care providers from reporting medical debt to credit...more

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Medical Debt Reporting Banned in New York

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Healthcare providers in New York are no longer permitted to report patient debt to credit agencies. The new law, known as the Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act, took effect December 13, 2023, and applies broadly to hospitals,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CO and NY enact laws to prevent reporting of medical debt to credit bureaus

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Colorado and New York are not waiting for the Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking to eliminate creditor use of medical debt announced by the CFPB in September 2023. As we previously blogged, in the past two years, Equifax,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The CFPB Considers Rules to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports: What does this Mean for Medical and Dental Providers?

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Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) kicked off a rulemaking process that, if enacted, would reshape the credit reporting and debt collection landscape and could have a detrimental effect on medical and...more

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Flexibility and Clarification to the Idaho Patient Act

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On March 1, 2021, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill No. 42, giving healthcare providers additional time to comply with the requirements imposed by the controversial Idaho Patient Act that was signed into law March...more

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