Posts - Bill - S 2519 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2025

senate 07/29/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to change the Fair Credit Reporting Act so that medical debt no longer appears on consumer credit reports. This aims to prevent medical bills from negatively impacting people's credit scores and access to credit.

S 2519 - Medical Debt Relief Act of 2025

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right-leaning 07/29/2025

Medical bills aren’t freebies; this bill just shifts costs onto honest borrowers and the financial system.

moderate 07/29/2025

Good move to shield medical debt, but balance is key—banks still need some way to assess risk.

left-leaning 07/29/2025

Protecting people from medical debt ruining their lives? About time we put justice over big hospital bills.

right-leaning 07/29/2025

Next thing you know, we’ll be erasing credit scores for every unpaid bill—where’s personal responsibility?

right-leaning 07/29/2025

Letting people dodge medical debt on credit reports? That’s a tax on lenders disguised as mercy.

moderate 07/29/2025

This bill’s a step forward, if only Congress can keep healthcare affordability from being a credit trap.

moderate 07/29/2025

Protecting consumers from medical debt on credit reports sounds fair, but let’s watch for unintended consequences.

left-leaning 07/29/2025

Finally, a bill that treats healthcare like a right, not a credit penalty waiting to happen.

left-leaning 07/29/2025

Medical debt shouldn’t haunt you forever; let’s kick it off credit reports where it doesn’t belong.