Patient Debt Relief Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9129 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9129 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2024 Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Schrier, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requiremen…