Unpaid medical debt will no longer appear in New York residents’ credit reports under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.

The law prohibits credit agencies from collecting information about or reporting medical debt. The law also bans hospitals and health care providers in the state from reporting such debt to the agencies.

New York is the second state after Colorado to enact such a law. A similar nationwide measure is being considered by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

“Medical debt is such a vicious cycle. It truly hits low-income earners, but it forces them to stay low-income earners because they can’t never get out from under it,” Hochul, a Democrat, said at the bill- signing ceremony in New York City.

  • @Mr_Blott
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    -911 months ago

    Christ on a bike, that woman’s teeth are so white they look like they could host a cheese and wine party

    Who TF thinks that looks good?

    • @hansl
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      1411 months ago

      Socrates: “Strong minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; weak minds discuss people.”

      Then there are people discussing teeth.

      • @Cosmonauticus
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        111 months ago

        I guarantee a college freshman quoted this on their first break back home

      • @Mr_Blott
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        -511 months ago

        Hansl -

        Mmmmmnnnmmnnnn

        Cos his bleached teeth crumbled to dust 😂

    • @dhork
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      911 months ago

      She’s from Buffalo, it blends in with all of the snow

    • Ghostalmedia
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      311 months ago

      Why is Jesus riding a bike?

      • @ours
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        611 months ago

        Walking long distances in sandals sucks.

      • @Mr_Blott
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        011 months ago

        Not because his chalky teeth are crumbling anyway lol