Medical Collections 2025. Today, the cfpb proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and. Medical debt reporting is plagued by errors, and negative credit items are often result from difficulty navigating complex medical billing and insurance reimbursement systems, the cfpb says.

The average medical collections balances per remaining consumer increased from around $2,000 to over $3,100. Litigation brought by trade groups representing the accounts.