Illinois HB3593 amends the Fair Patient Billing Act to ensure hospitals provide discounts to uninsured patients based on income.
HB3593 amends the Fair Patient Billing Act to establish standards for fair billing and collection practices for hospitals in Illinois. The bill requires hospitals to provide discounts to uninsured patients based on their family income. Specifically, hospitals must offer a discount of 100% of charges for medically necessary services exceeding $300 in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter to uninsured patients with family income not more than 125% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
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