Sen. Liz Boldon, AG Keith Ellison propose buying, forgiving Minnesotans’ medical debt

Sen. Liz Boldon, AG Keith Ellison propose buying, forgiving Minnesotans’ medical debt

The bill, if made law, would set aside $5 million that would be used to purchase, then forgive, around $500 million in outstanding medical debt for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.

Sen. Liz Boldon, AG Keith Ellison propose buying, forgiving Minnesotans' medical debt

ROCHESTER — A Rochester DFL senator is teaming up with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison again for a bill that would set aside money to buy, then forgive, Minnesotans' medical debt. Last week, Sen. Liz Boldon introduced the Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act in the state Senate. Rep. Liz Reyer, DFL- Eagan, sponsors the House version of the bill. "Medical debt isn’t like other types of debt,” Boldon said in a press release from Ellison's off…

Legislation would eliminate medical debt for many

(St. Paul, MN) -- The American Cancer Society is encouraging state lawmakers to pass the “Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act." The legislation could eliminate outstanding bills for up to 400 thousand Minnesotans and would cost five million dollars. Emily Myatt…