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Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-4697| Senate 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
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Timeline
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 24, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 24, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Business recordsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer creditDebt collectionGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInterest, dividends, interest rates

Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-4697| Senate 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
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Timeline
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 24, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 24, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer creditDebt collectionGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInterest, dividends, interest rates