A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting nearly 15 million Americans.
The rule, which did not discharge debt but changed how credit scores could be calculated, would have removed $50 million of medical debt from credit reports.
U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, argued in his decision that the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to remove medical debt from reports.
The concept of medical debt is ridiculous.
i f someone wants a facelift or other cosmetic surgery why shouldn’t they be allowed to go into debt to get it?
Dang, imagine if people had the right to be heard by our government the same way corporations do
I’m trying to imagine it, but I’m having a lot of trouble
A federal judge in Texas
Goddammit, I’m gonna go have to look this up again?
EDIT:
U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term
😱
I’m getting so angry at all this, but I have to breathe.
I’ve seen ads where there’s a credit card for medical, dental, and veterinary services. It used to be that the hospital would write off the debt but now it’s being financed with revolving credit line.
They’re making it harder to be poor.
