In a recent article featuring NoHLA’s Co-Executive Director Emily Brice, the bill’s sponsor Sen. Marcus Riccelli explained, “If you wake up and you have a bad day, you end up in the emergency room, that shouldn't impact whether or not you can get a job or get housing." We couldn’t agree more.
Medical debt is not a reflection of someone’s credit-worthiness - it’s a reflection of a broken health care system.