https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/09/25/newsom-signs-california-law-banning-medical-debt-from-credit-reports/

By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health News

Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills.