A 2022 report from the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute states about one in five Indiana residents has medical debt currently in collections, totaling more than $2 billion statewide.
Read MoreRecent testimony set the stage for an interim committee to find a balance between growing medical debt weighing down Hoosiers and allowing hospitals and other health care providers to collect what’s owed.
Read MoreA Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports was struck down by a Texas federal judge.
Read MoreIn a move applauded by advocates and lawmakers alike, the Indiana General Assembly will be taking a closer look at the estimated $2.2 billion in medical debt that is saddling many Hoosiers and often causing a devastating impact beyond the household budget.
Read MoreThe Trump administration is continuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as part of its wider cost-cutting goals, placing dozens of federal consumer safeguards on the chopping block.
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