Medical debt in the U.S. drops 17.9% since 2020
The number of Americans dealing with medical debt dropped significantly over the last two years. New numbers show nearly 8 million fewer people have medical debt on their credit reports.
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An increasing number of municipal, county and state governments are using federal pandemic relief funds to pay residents’ burdensome medical debt.Â
Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive steps to protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors.
Lawmakers in over a dozen states and the U.S. Congress are tackling medical debt, which has become a leading cause of personal bankruptcy.
