Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt
What this bill does
Authorizing a hospital, under certain circumstances, to sell the medical debt of patients if the debt is sold to a governmental unit or an entity that is under contract with the unit for the purpose of canceling the debt; requiring that a hospital's financial policy require the hospital to dismiss actions pending against a patient for the collection of debt that was sold and prohibit the hospital from engaging in specified collection activities; requiring a purchaser of medical debt to notify the patient of certain information; 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 (19)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Green, Dr. Tamara | Baltimore City Health Department | Oral |
| FAV | Green, Dr. Tamara | Baltimore City Health Department | Oral |
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Economic Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maryland, End Medical Debt | End Medical Debt Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sadzewicz, Alex | Public Health Law Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hayes, Antonio | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heffron, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Detrick, Mark | Capio Partners | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | BALTIMORE CITY HOUSE DELEGATION, BALTIMORE CITY HOUSE DELEGATION | The Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Whitaker, Jakelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |