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Biden administration to erase medical debt records from credit reports, affecting millions of Americans

Published September 21, 2023

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The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to remove medical bills from Americans' credit reports in a push to end what it called coercive debt collection tactics that affect millions of consumers.

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Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters that more than 100 million Americans had unpaid medical debt.

Vice President Kamala Harris

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the 11th ASEAN-U.S. Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2023.  (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Pool via REUTERS/File photo)

"Many of the debts people have accrued are due to medical emergencies," she said. "We know credit scores determine whether a person can have economic health and wellbeing, much less the ability to grow their wealth."

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