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Bill to bar medical‑debt liens on primary residences returns to committee after interim negotiations
Summary
A bill that would prevent medical‑debt collectors from placing liens on primary residences and would limit certain medical‑credit‑card collections was presented; sponsor and supporters described changes since last year's session and said they are working with opponents on definitions for "medical credit cards."
A bill that would protect Marylanders’ primary homes from medical‑debt collection returned to the House Health and Government Operations Committee with sponsor and advocates reporting interim changes and ongoing negotiations with debt‑collection interests.
"So what the bill does... it protects a person's primary residence from medical debt collection," Delegate Embry said, describing revisions made after last year’s session and an added provision aimed at money judgments that can operate as…
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