Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 30, 2022)
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 happenedNov 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 30, 2022
- Nov 30, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Nov 30, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate