H.R.5138 - Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. as introduced.
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carol shea-porter [d-nh] introduced hr 5138: to amend title 11 of the united states code to provide protection for medical debt homeowner...
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HR 5138 would amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protectio...
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