Rep. Barbara Hernandez-Backed Investment Erases $1 Billion in Medical Debt for Illinoisans
July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news:
AURORA, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future, are now law.
"Vital medical procedures and lifesaving prescriptions are not optional, and many people in our community take on crimpling debt to get that care for themselves or thei . . .
AURORA, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future, are now law.
"Vital medical procedures and lifesaving prescriptions are not optional, and many people in our community take on crimpling debt to get that care for themselves or thei . . .