Key Points ・A Texas federal judge has blocked the CFPB's January 2025 rule that banned the inclusion of medical debt in ...

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed companion bills S 0169 and S 0172 into law, twin measures that amend the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Interest and Usury statute to impose some of ...

Undue Medical Debt, which was originally called RIP Medical Debt when it was founded in 2014, is a donor-funded organization that partners with government agencies to acquire and cancel medical debt ...

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to buy up and forgive millions of dollars in medical debt as part of a comprehensive plan to tackle a $2.9 billion burden that ...

Los Angeles County is part of a growing wave of local governments addressing medical debt. Cook County, home to Chicago, invested $12 million with Undue Medical Debt in 2022 to erase $1 billion in ...

Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to buy up and forgive millions of dollars in medical debt as part of a comprehensive plan to tackle a $2.9 billion burden that weighs on ...

Researchers and nonprofit RIP Medical Debt were surprised a study they collaborated on did not find a statistical link between debt relief and improved mental health.

A Michigan health care system's model reflects the new or recently expanded resources many hospitals are adding to reduce or eliminate medical debt.

As Bridge Michigan reported in December, nearly 450,000 Michiganders lost Medicaid coverage as federal rules that paused eligibility reviews during the pandemic were lifted. Wayne County also is ...

Arizona will use up to $30 million in federal COVID relief funds to pay off up to $2 billion in medical bills owed by state residents. Jeff Smedsrud, a board member of RIP Medical Debt, said last week ...

RIP Medical Debt spokesperson Daniel Lempert said the organization buys debt primarily from providers that don't offer cosmetic services in the first place, and there is a review system to ensure ...