A new bill, Pennsylvania HB 79, would require the state’s Department of Health to develop a standard financial assistance form that hospitals would be required to give patients when they…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the focus of a new bill in the House of Representatives that would replace the current CFPB leadership single-director structure with a commission,…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to go through changes that will impact medical providers. Recently the CFPB rescinded dozens of policy statements, interpretive rules and advisory opinions, including…
Governor Wes Moore signed Maryland HB 1020 into law in April prohibiting medical debt information from being included in credit reports. The bill will go into effect October 1, 2025.…
Alaska is looking to join the growing number of states considering medical debt legislation with a recent bill, Alaska HB 178. The bill would prohibit health care providers and debt…
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed Vermont S.27 into law on May 15, 2025. The bill will appropriate $1 million in funds to the Treasurer’s Office to erase $100 million in…
Update: 6/12/2025In early June the Oregon Senate agreed with the House changes to SB 605 and sent it to Governor Tina Kotek, who is expected to sign the bill. It…
On Friday, April 11, 2025, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its plans to revoke its advisory opinion on medical debt in a court filing in response to legal…
New legislation, California SB 825 has been introduced in California to counteract the recent changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Breau (CFPB). The bill would grant the California Department of…
At Americollect, we take the professional growth of our teammates to heart, which is why one of our core values is “We Develop the Next”. Many teammates embody this value,…
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