Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections
What this bill does
Increasing the family income threshold at which a hospital's financial assistance policy must provide free and reduced cost medically necessary care to patients; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy include a certain payment plan, available to uninsured patients with family income between 200% and 500% of the federal poverty level and a certain mechanism for a patient to request a reconsideration; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy provide presumptive eligibility for certain care; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (27)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | mckinney, robinlobbyist | CASH campaign | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, MD | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | plaine, mary | american federation of musicians | Position only |
| FAV | raynaud, helene | cccsmd | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ho, julius | coalition for a humane hopkins | Oral |
| FAV | ho, julius | coalition for a humane hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | jefferson, staceylobbyist | map | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | plante, cecilia | maryland legislative coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | white, marcelinelobbyist | mcrc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | bates, cara | national nurses united | Oral |
| FAV | bates, cara | national nurses united | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | berger, zachary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | ho, julius | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | morris, james | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | pickett, josh | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | pickett, josh | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | richman, dan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | spence, lakesha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | watson, claudette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | O'Connor, Patricia | HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Atlas, Boblobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Position only |
| FWA | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Terry, Tequilalobbyist | HSCRC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Renfrew, Megan | MHCC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Boyer, Andrew | dept of health | Written (PDF) |