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Subcommittee amends hospital financial assistance bill, bars some medical‑debt collection and extends notice periods
Summary
House Bill 268 would change hospital financial assistance and medical‑debt collection rules; the subcommittee adopted amendments and recommended the bill to the full committee.
House Bill 268 would change hospital financial assistance and medical‑debt collection rules in Maryland. The Health and Government Operations Subcommittee adopted amendments and recommended the amended bill to the full committee.
The amended bill requires hospitals to reduce a patient’s out‑of‑pocket costs for medically necessary care by a stated percentage tied to family income, prohibits a hospital from filing civil actions to collect medical debt under specified circumstances, extends the period before interest may be assessed or civil collection may begin from 180 days to 240 days, and alters notice and payment‑plan requirements. The amendments also remove the ability of a hospital to…
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