Under a new rule finalized this week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, medical bills will no longer be included on credit reports, a move the CFPB expects will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services kicked off its Transforming Mental Health (TMaH) Model at the beginning of the year, and this week announced the 14 states that will be participating in the 10-year model.