California
Gov. Newsom signs California law banning medical debt from credit reports
It will block health care providers, as well as any contracted collection agency, from sharing a patient’s medical debt with credit reporting agencies.
By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health News
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous ... [5792 chars]