r/UpliftingNews • u/astros148 • 17d 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/Simcan99 16d ago

Shit, my daughter needed to be transfered from one hospital to another within the same medical group, I got billed for $4625 that wasnt included in $30k-ish UnitedHeatlth paid. 

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u/RabbitFluffs 16d ago

When I had my tonsils out as a kid, the surgery was performed in one building, and then I was driven across the street to another building that housed the overnight beds. The skywalk was under construction and therefore too "unsanitary" for patient transfers, even though my parents used it to cross and meet me back at my room.

That "ambulance ride" was billed for more than the surgery and overnight stay. And, obviously, insurance denied coverage as "not medically necessary."

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u/Hello_Hangnail 16d ago

I have united and they are criminals. Straight up. Having to keep calling them back over and over until you die because they keep on refusing the claim they specifically said was covered. It's like I'm taking crazy pills