Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 24, 2020)
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act
This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
What just happenedSep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 24, 2020
- Sep 24, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Sep 24, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate