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End Medical Debt

Medical debt affects more than 100 million adult Americans and totals $195 billion. It’s the leading cause of bankruptcy, financially devastates families, and can even delay necessary medical care. This series examines America’s medical debt problem and proposes a new way to abolish medical debt forever.

Mark R Warner
Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, Senator Mark R. Warner Press Release

Warner & Kaine Call on GOP to Drop Health Care Cuts that will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, United States Senate Committee on the Budget

Merkley, Booker, Schumer, Wyden Call on Congressional Leadership to Backtrack on Devastating Health Care Cuts That Will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, CNBC

Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families: Report (external link)

David Kendall

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Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, Governing

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Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, MSN

Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families (external link)

David Kendall

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Third Way in the News Published June 27, 2025, WISPolitics

Opportunity Wisconsin: Republican tax scam could saddle families with up to $22,800 in medical debt (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published July 1, 2025, Money Talks News

Do No Harm? The Big Beautiful Medicaid Shake-Up (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published July 1, 2025, CNBC

‘Deeply harmful’ Medicaid cuts still in ‘big beautiful’ bill after parliamentarian ruling, expert says (external link)

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Medical Debt
Third Way in the News Published May 29, 2025, NPQ

Passage of GOP Tax Bill Would Worsen Medical Debt Crisis (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published May 26, 2025, wbur

The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump (external link)

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Memo Published April 10, 2025

Don’t Overturn the Medical Debt Rule

Blair Elliott

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Memo Published August 29, 2024

Getting the Most out of Medical Debt Relief

Kylie Murdock, David Kendall, Jim Kessler

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Third Way in the News Published June 11, 2024, Inside Health Policy

Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals (external link)

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Memo Published June 18, 2024

Six Steps the Biden Admin Has Taken to Reduce Medical Debt

Kylie Murdock

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Third Way in the News Published June 11, 2024, Inside Health Policy

Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals (external link)

David Kendall

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Third Way in the News Published June 11, 2024, CNN

Biden administration proposes banning medical debt from credit reports (external link)

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Third Way in the News Published May 9, 2024, Tradeoffs

'The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis' Transcript (external link)

The Medical Debt Cancellation Act Protects the Health and Security of Everyone in America
Press Release Published May 8, 2024

The Medical Debt Cancellation Act Protects the Health and Security of Everyone in America

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Third Way in the News Published April 10, 2024, Governing

Millions of Americans Are Struggling With Medical Debt (external link)

David Kendall

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Memo Published March 19, 2024

Medical Debt Continues to Hammer the Middle Class

David Kendall, Kylie Murdock

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Memo Published March 19, 2024

States Lift the Weight of Medical Debt from American Families

David Kendall

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Blog Published September 21, 2023

How the Middle Class Became the Epicenter of Medical Debt

Eva Stahl, David Kendall

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Third Way in the News Published August 23, 2023, CNN

Medical debt hits the middle class hardest (external link)

David Kendall

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Third Way in the News Published August 21, 2023, Axios

Medical debt is squeezing millions of middle-class Americans, report says (external link)

David Kendall

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Report Published August 21, 2023

Medical Debt Hits the Heart of the Middle Class

Kylie Murdock, Joshua Kendall, David Kendall

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Report Published January 10, 2023

End Medical Debt

Ladan Ahmadi, David Kendall, Kylie Murdock, Jim Kessler

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Third Way in the News Published June 23, 2025, Money Talks News

GOP Health Care Cuts Could Cost Your Family $22,800: How to Shield Your Finances Now (external link)

David Kendall