The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores.

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      1 year ago

      There are plenty of us who do care, and I think protecting people's credit scores from catastrophic medical debt is a fantastic idea

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        1 year ago

        That is true, but also with interest rates so high and home prices defying logic does it really even matter?

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          For everything else that people do with credit scores? Uh yeah. Buying a car, having a credit card, getting any loan, renting an apartment, your credit score is used for a LOT more than just buying a house.