Politics

Dang, imagine if people had the right to be heard by our government the same way corporations do

The concept of medical debt is ridiculous.

I'm getting so angry at all this, but I have to breathe.

A federal judge in Texas

Goddammit, I’m gonna go have to look this up again?

EDIT:

U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term

😱

IANAL.

The judge is, mostly, correct from what I can tell. The FCRA explicitly allows the use of this information, as amended from a prior prohibition. He is correct in concluding that a blanket probition isn't well supported within the statute's boundaries. He is wrong in suggesting that the CFPB has no regulatory authority over the sharing medical details. The statute obviously semi-implicitly authorizes the CFPB to place some restrictions on how this information is shared, but the judge too-readily rejects these arguments. Not that the defendants made them particularly well, granted.

But... even setting aside the partially erroneous legal finding, it's moot. Trump's CFPB joined the plaintiffs in this case, agreeing to roll back the provisions. That the CFPB has the right to do so isn't in question. Or well, the defendants argued it, but it's not a good argument. They basically said that because they don't agree with the change, the Court shouldn't be allowed to permit it.

Congress needs to fix this, but obviously won't.

It's about time these cheapskates start paying for their $4,000 aspirin.

I've seen ads where there's a credit card for medical, dental, and veterinary services. It used to be that the hospital would write off the debt but now it's being financed with revolving credit line.

They're making it harder to be poor.