Patient Debt Relief Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 19
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2026
What it does
The Patient Debt Relief Act would require hospitals participating in Medicare to establish and follow financial assistance and medical debt collection standards, including screening patients for aid, limiting aggressive collection practices like wage garnishment or home liens, and providing repayment plans, with noncompliance subject to civil penalties up to $1 million per violation. It would also create a federal grant program, funded with $100 million, to support a single nonprofit organization in identifying and discharging medical debt for low- and moderate-income individuals whose debt exceeds 5% of their income or whose household income is below 400% of the poverty line. The bill aims…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.