medical debt
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Colorado House passes bill to ban medical debt collection without price transparency
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The state House passed a bill Tuesday to ban hospitals from pursuing debt collections against patients if the hospitals are not in compliance with a federal law that requires them to post prices online. If enacted, House Bill 1285 would prohibit noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors, filing negative credit reports against patients and obtaining…
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Colorado legislators advance bill to ban medical debt collection without price transparency
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Under federal law, hospitals are required to post prices online to allow patients to compare costs between hospitals. Now, a Colorado bill is seeking to ban hospitals from pursuing debt collections against patients if they’re not in compliance with the federal statute. If enacted, House Bill 1285 would prohibit noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors,…
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Lawmakers kill proposal to protect Colorado patients from medical debt collection (VIDEO)
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The Colorado House Finance Committee hears testimony on a bill concerning medical debt on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.KUSA-9News, Denver A bill designed to prohibit creditors from going after the wages of Coloradans with medical debt failed Monday in a state legislature committee despite pleas from the bill’s sponsor that such a measure was sorely needed.…
