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Prince George’s County bill would let local government buy and forgive medical debt; consumer advocates urge tighter protections
Summary
A local bill for Prince George’s County would give the county and designated local entities the authority to purchase and forgive medical debt, the bill sponsor told the House Health and Government Operations Committee during a hearing.
A local bill for Prince George’s County would give the county and designated local entities the authority to purchase and forgive medical debt, the bill sponsor told the House Health and Government Operations Committee during a hearing.
"This legislation is enabling. It gives the county or a local entity the authority to purchase this debt, and to forgive it," Delegate Ivey said in opening remarks, describing the draft as modeled on legislation introduced last year.
The bill’s sponsor said the proposal would allow the county to set aside funds locally rather than rely on federal ARPA allocations. "Again,…
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