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Memo of Support: Patient Medical Debt Protection Act (S6522/A7363)
Posted January 18, 2022 by Amanda Dunker
Memorandum in Support of S6522/A7363 Patient Medical Debt Protection Act Prohibition of Medical Providers from Filing Liens and Wage Garnishments on Patients January 2022 An Act to amend the civil practice law and rules to protect New Yorkers from unfair liens and wage garnishment in medical collection cases Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) […]
Medicare and Medical Debt
Posted October 1, 2021 by Amanda Dunker
People enrolled in Medicare end up with unaffordable medical bills because of billing errors, inadvertently receiving care that is not covered, and other problems. Consumer assistance programs and protections against unfair medical bills can help. This fact sheet by the Medicare Rights Center describes some of the situations that put Medicare enrollees into debt and […]