CLINIC Assistance Act

Key Points

• This bill creates a new grant program to help law students provide free legal help to workers. These students would work under the supervision of experienced lawyers to help people who have been denied health insurance benefits by their employers.
• Law schools could receive up to $500,000 a year to run these clinics. The money would pay for the program's costs and the salaries of the attorneys who oversee the students' work.
• The students would help people appeal insurance denials, handle lawsuits over unpaid medical bills, and fight for benefits they are owed under their workplace plans.
• The government would set aside $5 million each year from 2026 through 2030 to fund this effort. Federal benefit advisors would also give people a list of these clinics if they need help with a claim.

Impact Analysis

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