Biden Administration , Proposes New Plan to Help , Americans With Medical Debt.br On September 21, the Biden administration br announced a new initiative aimed at helping br Americans find their way out of medical debt.br On September 21, the Biden administration br announced a new initiative aimed at helping br Americans find their way out of medical debt.br CBS reports that the new plan is to develop br federal rules that bar unpaid medical bills br from impacting people's credit scores.br If enacted, the new regulations have the potential to help br tens of millions of people living under medical debt by br eliminating information that hurts their consumer scores.br If enacted, the new regulations have the potential to help br tens of millions of people living under medical debt by br eliminating information that hurts their consumer scores.br CBS reports that the new rules would br be one of the most significant federal br actions ever taken to tackle medical debt.br According to a KFF Health News-NPR investigation, br an estimated 100 million Americans have medical debt br which forces them to take extra work or lose their homes. .br No one in this country should br have to go into debt to get br the quality health care they need, Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, via CBS.br These measures will improve br the credit scores of millions br of Americans so that they will br better be able to invest in their future, Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, via CBS.br According to the Biden administration, br the new rules will be developed next year. .br The decision has been praised by patients and br consumer groups who have been pushing for the federal br government to boost protections against medical debt.br This is an important milestone in our br collective efforts and will provide br immediate relief to people that br have unfairly had their credit br impacted simply because they got sick.