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To: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Remove ALL medical debt from credit reports!
Millions of people across the country are navigating a broken healthcare system where a single diagnosis, accident, or emergency can unravel years of financial stability.
Medical debt is a major source of financial hardship in the United States, and it is making it harder for everyday people to secure stable housing and transportation and meet their basic needs.
It also traps people in a vicious cycle. When people fear what a medical bill will do to their finances, they delay or skip care—often worsening their health and increasing the debt they face. In fact, one-third of Americans with medical debt have put off care they or a family member needed because of the cost.
At a time when families are struggling and Trump and Republicans in Congress are focused on gutting our safety net, we need to hold corporations accountable for also fueling this ongoing affordability crisis.
At a time when families are struggling and Trump and Republicans in Congress are focused on gutting our safety net, we need to hold corporations accountable for also fueling this ongoing affordability crisis.
Why is this important?
Right now, the three largest consumer credit agencies—Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian—are still choosing to allow medical debt to appear on credit reports, despite no law requiring them to do so.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found that medical debt is the most common type of debt in collections. Yet it is one of the weakest predictors of whether someone will be able to repay it, because you don't choose an emergency.
Fortunately, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have caved to public pressure before.
And with millions of families struggling, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have the power to provide real, immediate relief by stopping something they were never required to do in the first place.
Add your name to demand that Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion grant relief to families and permanently remove medical debit from consumers' credit reports.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found that medical debt is the most common type of debt in collections. Yet it is one of the weakest predictors of whether someone will be able to repay it, because you don't choose an emergency.
Fortunately, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have caved to public pressure before.
And with millions of families struggling, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have the power to provide real, immediate relief by stopping something they were never required to do in the first place.
Add your name to demand that Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion grant relief to families and permanently remove medical debit from consumers' credit reports.