The package would require hospitals to create financial assistance programs to help some low-income patients. Those would be available to people whose unpaid bills in one year total more than 30% of their annual income.
Another bill would stop medical debt from affecting someone's credit score. Right now, the major credit bureaus still consider debts $500 and larger that are more than a year overdue...
https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2026-03-12/michigan-senate-passes-medical-debt-bills
