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Representative North offers amendment to S27 to narrow eligibility, add "good faith" payment requirement for medical‑debt relief
Summary
Representative North introduced an amendment to S27 proposing to lower income eligibility for medical‑debt relief from 400% to 300% of the federal poverty level and to require debtors to show a consistent good‑faith effort to pay.
Representative North presented an amendment to S27 on April 8 that would (1) reduce the income eligibility threshold for medical‑debt relief from 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) to 300% of FPL and (2) require that a debtor demonstrate a “consistent good faith effort” to make payments on the medical debt before relief is granted.
North said the change is intended to focus limited funds on people with the greatest need. Using 2025 figures discussed in the committee, members noted 400% of FPL for a family of three equates to roughly…
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