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S 857

Massachusetts Senate bill in Session 194.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: June 16, 2025.

An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data.

Bill ID MA-194-S-857
Session 194
Status in_committee
Committee Senate Ways and Means
Senate in_committee 2025-06-16
Healthcare
Summary

SECTION 1. Chapter 12C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in 1 the following new definitions:- “Medical debt”, any ...

Sponsor
Edwards, Lydia
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-06-16 Status in_committee
2025-06-16 Latest Action Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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