Bernie Sanders released a plan to erase all of America's medical debt — about $81 billion — as part of his multifaceted strategy to dramatically reshape the provision of healthcare.
The Democratic presidential candidate's proposal, released Saturday morning, would not only forgive debt through government negotiation with collectors, but also would reform the means by which debt is collected and upend the system that he says only hurts people seeking protection by filing for bankruptcy. His plan would also replace credit reporting agencies like Equifax with a public credit registry that ignores medical debt when calculating scores.
“A staggering 79 million Americans struggle to pay their medical bills or are paying off medical debt, including more than half of those making less than $40,000 a year,” the Vermont senator said in Saturday's statement. “Last year alone, 8 million people were pushed into poverty due to medical expenses.”
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4 comments:
i better hury up and get my wife a set of enhanced breasts,plastic surgury,get myself snipped,hair transplant,lipo.Oh wait,that was just a dream.NOT! TRUMP 2020 KAGA.
Then he and all other Congress members that agree should pay up since they became millionaires since they were voted in. That is tax payer dollars.
Has Bernie thought to add up the cost of all of his plans?
Just a cheap ploy to shop for votes!
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