JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FCRA CASE OVER CANCELED DEBT
- A District Court judge in Louisiana has denied a motion to dismiss filed by two defendants sued for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, ruling that the plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that one of the defendants willfully violated the relevant provisions of the statute and that the other defendant’s failure to respond to a dispute is sufficient for the case against it to continue.
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BILL INTRODUCED IN ILLINOIS TO EASE MEDICAL DEBT BURDEN
- The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that would require hospitals screen individuals without health insurance before initiating any collection activity while also prohibiting the sale of medical debt. To help advance the legislation and bring attention to the medical debt problem in Illinois, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights yesterday released a report, “Crisis in the Shadows: Medical Debt in Illinois.”
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AHA PUSHES BACK ON MEDICAL DEBT REPORT
- The American Hospital Association is fighting back after a report was released last week that said about 15% of all non-elderly adults are carrying some amount of unpaid medical debt, saying that the report failed to mention the underlying root-causes of the problem while also failing “to appreciate the looming crisis” that is likely to occur when the public health emergency is ended, resulting in fewer individuals being eligible for Medicaid coverage.
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22 COMPANIES SEEKING COLLECTION TALENT
- See job listings from TD Bank, Digital Federal Credit Union, Resurgent Capital Service, Northwell Health, and Professional Credit Service, which are just a few of the companies looking for help in their collection operations.
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