Governor JB Pritzker has signed a pair of bills aimed at helping Illinoisans get out from under medical debt.
Capitol News Illinois reports lawmakers passed the legislation – which allows the state to partner with a non-profit organization to buy the debt for cheap – earlier this spring. The state’s new budget allocates ten million dollars for the program.
Speaking on C-N-I’s Illinois Lawmakers program last week, Pritzker said it’ll ease a strain for many Illinoisans.
The medical debt elimination is just one part of the legislative package – Pritzker also signed a bill that prevents credit agencies from factoring medical debt into a person’s credit rating.
Pritzker has signed more than 50 bills this week.
