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In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports | ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Tread lightly with the impact of this. Medical debt already doesn't affect credit scores.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

However, of you apply for a loan and they look at your credit report, they will see outstanding medical debt which very well could affect whether you get the loan.