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To: Virginia State Legislature

Protect Patients from Medical Debt in Virginia

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Vote YES on HB 1725 in the Virginia State Legislature. 

This bill builds on the bipartisan medical debt reporting legislation from last year by ensuring: 

  • Financial relief: Patients won't face rising debt due to interest or late fees.
  • Affordable Payment Plans: Patients can access payment plans with monthly payments capped at just 5% of their income. 
  • Asset Protection: Core assets, including homes, are safeguarded from medical debt claims.

Why is this important?

Medical debt is a mounting crisis in Virginia. Half of adults in the state report having faced medical debt in the past five years. Of those, nearly 30% had more than $1000 in medical debt. This burden is often the result of unavoidable illnesses-nobody chooses to get cancer or suffer a heart attack.

Our state legislature can act now to protect Virginia patients from predatory medical debt by passing this bill.

Note that the bill has passed the Virginia State House on Wednesday January 29th, and moves on to the Senate!

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2025-02-02 11:10:52 -0500

10 signatures reached