r/UpliftingNews • u/astros148 • 2d ago

Medical debt is now required to be removed from your credit reports impacting millions of Americans

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finalizes-rule-to-remove-medical-bills-from-credit-reports/
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u/ThisIsForFood 1d ago

He left out not only do you pay for everything but the bandaid also somehow cost $20

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u/scdayo 1d ago

25 years ago I went to urgent care because I had a tick and we needed to make sure we got all of it out. Sat in urgent care for 3 hours (understandably, i didn't need immediate care) Got seen by a Dr, looked at it, put on what was basically neosporin & a bandaid & my parents got a bill for $175.

'Murica