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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.
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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
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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
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Governing
5.4 million
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MSN
Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families
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WISPolitics
Opportunity Wisconsin: Republican tax scam could saddle families with up to $22,800 in medical debt
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Do No Harm? The Big Beautiful Medicaid Shake-Up
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NPQ
Passage of GOP Tax Bill Would Worsen Medical Debt Crisis
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The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
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Inside Health Policy
Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals
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Inside Health Policy
Advocates Cheer CFPB Proposal Barring Medical Debt From Credit Reports, IRS Scrutiny Of Tax-Exempt Hospitals
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CNN
Biden administration proposes banning medical debt from credit reports
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Tradeoffs
'The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis' Transcript
Press Release
Published May 8, 2024
The Medical Debt Cancellation Act Protects the Health and Security of Everyone in America
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Governing
Millions of Americans Are Struggling With Medical Debt
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CNN
Medical debt hits the middle class hardest
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Axios
Medical debt is squeezing millions of middle-class Americans, report says
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