NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Texas’s Eastern District, who was appointed by Trump, found on Friday that the rule exceeded the CFPB ‘s authority….
A federal judge has blocked a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in January that would have removed unpaid medical debt from the credit reports of about 15 million consumers. The ruling, issued Friday by Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court of Texas’ Eastern District, orders that the rule be vacated…
Americans are protected from most surprise medical bills by the No Surprises Act that took effect last year. But there’s one key item the legislation left out: ambulance rides. A recent report found more than half of ambulance rides by insured patients result in a surprise bill. Those rides cost patients roughly $130 million a…