The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
White House officials said in a separate draft report that the two-year drop likely stems from their policies. Among the programs they say contributed to less debt was an expansion of the Obama-era healthcare law that added 4.2 million people with some form of health insurance. Also, local governments are leveraging $16 million inThere has also been a persistent effort by the CFPB to reduce medical debt.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Tuesday's briefing that Biden's policies played “a critical role in reducing the burden of medical debt for millions of American families.” Still, unpaid medical bills account for more than half of all debt in collections, according to the White House report. As a result, medical debt exceeds credit cards, personal loans and utilities and phone bills combined.
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