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New rule removes unpaid medical bills from credit reports

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    The Biden administration has moved to ban unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports, making it easier for people to borrow money for mortgages, car loans or small business loans. 

    “No one should be denied economic opportunity because they got sick or experienced a medical emergency,” she said in a statement announcing the rule. 

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