Rep. Porter, Sen. Merkley Reintroduce Bill to Protect Americans from Medical Debt
October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced bicameral legislation to protect patients from the long-term financial harms of high health care costs. Despite medical debt being an unreliable indicator of creditworthiness, it appears on the credit reports of tens of millions of American households. The Medical Debt Relief Act would ban all medical debt from appearin . . .
Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced bicameral legislation to protect patients from the long-term financial harms of high health care costs. Despite medical debt being an unreliable indicator of creditworthiness, it appears on the credit reports of tens of millions of American households. The Medical Debt Relief Act would ban all medical debt from appearin . . .