New Bill Seeks To Ban Sale Of Medical Debt, Prohibit Impact To Credit Scores In Massachusetts

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Updated on: February 18, 2026

When a single mother of two was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined how quickly the debt collectors would start calling. A new bill being introduced in Massachusetts is seeking to stop the sale of medical debt and prohibit it from impacting people's credit reports.

"You're just thinking about doing what you need to do in order to get better," Nekia Clark said. "And you just assume that your insurance covers everything."

Her treatment plan included a lumpectomy, radiation, and five years of Tamoxifen. But after two surgeries failed to achieve clear margins, she elected to undergo a mastectomy. Even though she had insurance, the bills started to pile up.

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