Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their credit scores.

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) prohibits cre