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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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Vacates CFPB Medical Debt Rule: Key Takeaways for Providers

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Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas approved a consent judgment vacating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Medical Debt Rule. The decision holds that the CFPB...more

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CFPB Will Not Reissue Medical Debt Advisory Opinion

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On July 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a status report announcing its decision not to reissue its Medical Debt Collection Advisory Opinion, which had been issued in 2024 to “remind debt...more

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New York Broadly Revises Hospital Financial Assistance, Medical Debt Collection and Related Requirements

Effective October 20, 2024, New York hospitals must have in place State-mandated changes to their financial assistance (“FA”) programs (including FA eligibility criteria and debt collection practices) and their practices...more

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New requirements for collection of medical debt in Washington effective July 28

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Effective July 28, debt collectors licensed in Washington will be subject to new requirements when collecting medical debt. Substitute House Bill 1531, signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee on April 30, amended...more

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