HARRISBURG, Pa. – State Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Ferndale, has co-sponsored a bill designed to help economically struggling Pennsylvanians deal with the burden of medical expenses.
The Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program would set up a system in which there was “almost like a purchase of debt,” as Rigby explained.
“It really is directed toward our most vulnerable,” Rigby said. “In my district, we have a lot of it, one of the poorer districts in the state. It kind of gets them some debt relief. It also gets the monies that the rural hospitals are waiting for. It…
