Rep. Porter Introduces Bill to Provide Medical Debt Relief
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) today introduced bipartisan legislation with more than 60 of her colleagues that would remove paid off or settled medical debt from a patient’s credit report, as well as institute a 360-day waiting period before new medical debt can be reported. “Nobody chooses to get sick and take on medical debt,” Congresswoman Porter said. “It is wrong for families ... Read more »