A model from Upstate University Hospital says around 8,000 people had the coronavirus in CNY and didn't even know it.Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syr
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill last week prohibiting medical debt from appearing on credit reports, which damages patients’ ability to rent an apartment, get a job or buy a car. Over the past two years, Hochul also has banned hospitals and other healthcare providers from placing liens on people’s homes or garnishing their wages over unpaid bills.
Advocates praised the governor’s “tremendous leadership in tackling the state’s medical debt crisis.”
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