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The Financial Toxicity of Health Care Costs: From Cancer to FICO Scores

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. “Medical debt is the most common collection tradeline reported on consumer credit records,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called out in a report published March 1, 2022. Consumers’ complaints about medical debt collectors spiked way up during the COVID-19 pandemic, as shown in the line chart.