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HB 1859

Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and repay certain medical debts for Tennessee residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or who owe medical debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income, and prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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Tennessee HB 1859, titled the 'Freedom from Medical Debt Act,' directs the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit to acquire and repay medical debts for residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or those owing debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income. The bill also prohibits healthcare providers from reporting patient medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. It amends multiple sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated.

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Healthcare 95% Social Services & Welfare 85% Banking & Finance 65%

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