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House approves bill standardizing hospital financial assistance and debt-collection limits
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 2-68 to require hospitals to reduce out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary care by percentage brackets tied to family income and to limit civil collection actions. Supporters said hospitals back the measure; opponents raised questions about state fiscal exposure via uncompensated care funding mechanisms.
The Maryland House of Delegates approved House Bill 2-68 on third reading after floor questions about impacts on hospital budgets and state Medicaid funding. There being 111 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 2-68 was declared passed.
According to the floor explanation, the bill alters hospital financial assistance and debt-collection policies by requiring hospitals to reduce a patient's out-of-pocket expenses for medically necessary care by specified percentages based on family…
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