HR 7478
Patient Debt Relief Act
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Bill overview
The Patient Debt Relief Act aims to improve financial assistance and debt collection practices at hospitals participating in the Medicare program and establish a grant program for medical debt relief. It mandates that hospitals offer financial assistance to eligible patients, limits how they can collect medical debt, and introduces penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, the bill creates a grant program to help nonprofit organizations discharge medical debt for low-income individuals.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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