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Committee advances bill to let state buy and forgive medical debt with $500,000 and 1:1 matching requirement
Summary
The committee passed SB3025 SD2 HD1 to authorize the Office of Wellness and Resilience to acquire and forgive certain medical debt; the chair adopted the office’s amendment requests and the committee added a $500,000 amount in the report plus a required 1:1 private‑public match.
The House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce approved SB3025 SD2 HD1 to create a medical‑debt acquisition and forgiveness program administered by the Office of Wellness and Resilience. Naomi Lightfoot and other office staff outlined the proposal and asked the committee to adopt amendments the office submitted for implementation and procurement.
Lightfoot told the panel the…
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