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Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gov</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> </p><p>' Governor Ned Lamont today announced that letters are being mailed this week to more than 100,000 Connecticut residents notifying them that some or all of their medical debt has been eliminated under the second round of an initiative his administration launched last year through a partnership with the nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt.'</p><p><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2025/05-2025/governor-lamont-announces-residents-being-notified-this-week-that-medical-debt-has-been-erased?language=en_US" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">portal.ct.gov/governor/news/pr</span><span class="invisible">ess-releases/2025/05-2025/governor-lamont-announces-residents-being-notified-this-week-that-medical-debt-has-been-erased?language=en_US</span></a></p>
Chronic Illness Humor Funny<p>[tossing my medical debt back and forth with my friend]<br>[music stops]<br>friend: [holding my medical debt]<br>me: ha! [runs away]<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicillnesshumor</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>A nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off 30 BILLION DOLLARS worth of old medical bills for an estimated 20 MILLION PEOPLE. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5349500/major-deal-wipes-out-30-billion-in-medical-debt-even-backers-say-its-not-enough" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5349500/major-deal-wipes-out-30-billion-in-medical-debt-even-backers-say-its-not-enough</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>" Republican voters strongly back federal limits on the prices charged by drug companies and hospitals, caps on patients’ medical bills, and restrictions on how health care providers can pursue people over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a>.</p><p>Even <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, the state-federal insurance program that Republican congressional leaders are eyeing to dramatically cut, is viewed favorably by many GOP voters."</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2671235999/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-economy-267</span><span class="invisible">1235999/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
Trina Corey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@TomWellborn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TomWellborn</span></a></span> </p><p>Before Musk &amp; Trump killed yet another agency than helps regular Americans instead of billionaires, this is some of what the CFPB was doing for us:</p><p>$21 billion+: Amount of compensation, principal reductions, canceled debts, &amp; other consumer relief</p><p>205 million+: Estimated number of consumers or consumer accounts eligible to receive relief from CFPB’s enforcement &amp; supervisory work.</p><p>$5 billion+: Civil money penalties imposed on companies &amp; individuals that violate the law. Penalties are deposited into the CFPB’s victims relief fund </p><p>$6.1 billion: Estimated amount consumers will save every year due to recent changes in banks’ overdraft policies. </p><p>$363 million: Monetary relief resulting from 39 enforcement actions that involved harm to servicemembers &amp; veterans</p><p>22.8 million people : Estimated number of people expected to have had at least one medical collection removed from their credit reports </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has fired the director of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Financial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protection</span></a> Bureau, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RohitChopra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RohitChopra</span></a>, in the latest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purge</span></a> of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin ofcl.</p><p>Chopra was one of the more important <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulators</span></a> from the previous admin. Chopra’s tenure saw the removal of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditReports</span></a> &amp; limits on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overdrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdrafts</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a>, all based on the premise that the financial system could be fairer &amp; more competitive in ways that helped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup2</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentOverthrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentOverthrow</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-chopra-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-47b6b39d0eff05ea0c9bca4eacf55b79" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-chopr</span><span class="invisible">a-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-47b6b39d0eff05ea0c9bca4eacf55b79</span></a></p>
PeachMcD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@walterburns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>walterburns</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@godpod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>godpod</span></a></span> </p><p>How many people declared bankruptcy or committed suicide bc of <a href="https://union.place/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a>? </p><p>My intake exam changing from one provider to another when husband's coverage changed is OVER A YEAR AWAY</p><p>You may be disgruntled but please don't compare the <a href="https://union.place/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> system unfavorably with the US. It makes you look ignorant, &amp; most folks on Mastodon don't want to look ignorant </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MedicareForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareForAll</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>By <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> We Make Our Lives Better!</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connecticut</span></a> Governor Lamont Announces Nearly 23,000 Connecticut Residents Will Have $30 Million in Medical Debt Erased <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2024/12-2024/governor-lamont-announces-nearly-23k-residents-will-have-30-million-in-medical-debt-erased" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">portal.ct.gov/governor/news/pr</span><span class="invisible">ess-releases/2024/12-2024/governor-lamont-announces-nearly-23k-residents-will-have-30-million-in-medical-debt-erased</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>"I worked for a health insurance company in the 90s and it was the most sobering experience. Getting reviews back that denied coverage for ER visits &amp; for front line (at the time) AIDS drugs revealed corporate greed and inhumanity. Having to explain these indefensible decisions with an unfeeling script was a disgusting feeling. I assure you he had it coming." - @junebugstreet on Threads </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthcareIsAHumanRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareIsAHumanRight</span></a></p>
hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)<p>This, from a "non-profit" health system. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/atriumhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atriumhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheGuardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGuardian</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/advocate-health-hospital-cancel-debt-north-carolina" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/26/advocate-health-hospital-cancel-debt-north-carolina</span></a></p>
Bill Kimler for SC House 13<p>This is why dealing with the issue of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> will be my number one priority.</p><p>Medical billing is chaotic and our state government should not be colluding with hospitals to garnish our tax refunds to pay off these bills.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/preventive-care-is-free-by-law-but-many-americans-get-incorrectly-billed-especially-if-youre-poor-a-person-of-color-or-dont-have-a-college-degree-238401" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/preventive</span><span class="invisible">-care-is-free-by-law-but-many-americans-get-incorrectly-billed-especially-if-youre-poor-a-person-of-color-or-dont-have-a-college-degree-238401</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>’s campaign announced her support for more than a dozen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> policies aimed at “lowering costs for American families.”<br>The most striking proposals were for the elimination of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> for millions of Americans; a ban on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>; a cap on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prescription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prescription</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a> costs; a $25k subsidy for 1st-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> buyers; &amp; a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/child" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>child</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCredit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCredit</span></a> that would provide $6k per child to families for the 1st year of a baby’s life.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-2024-policy-child-tax-credit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">24/08/16/kamala-harris-2024-policy-child-tax-credit/</span></a></p>
Bill Kimler for SC House 13<p>Banning trans care helps absolutely no one.</p><p>Addressing medical debt helps millions.</p><p>I'll always be on the side of policies that actually HELP!</p><p>"I applaud North Carolina for setting an example that other states can follow by advancing a plan that has the potential to relieve $4 billion in medical debt for two million individuals and families."</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a><br><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/29/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-north-carolinas-medical-debt-announcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s</span><span class="invisible">tatements-releases/2024/07/29/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-north-carolinas-medical-debt-announcement/</span></a></p>
Nick Dunkenstein<p>Burn Debt Not Books!</p><p>"The burden of medical debt can be overwhelming, causing many to live in constant fear of the next bill or phone call from creditors. Unexpected medical expenses can disrupt financial stability and impact quality of life. This campaign focuses on promoting fair and equitable financial practices aiming to alleviate the stress associated with medical debt and foster a supportive environment for everyone, regardless of their financial situation or background.<br>We believe that by addressing these issues, we can create a system where individuals can focus on their health and well-being without the fear of financial ruin."</p><p><a href="https://www.unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/burn-debt-not-books/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/</span><span class="invisible">burn-debt-not-books/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BurnDebtNotBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnDebtNotBooks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Helpingthoseinneed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helpingthoseinneed</span></a></p>
Lena<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tinu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tinu</span></a></span> continues to need our support existing in the hell scape of the US healthcare system. Her family should have to worry about losing her just because chemo treatments are expensive.</p><p><a href="https://gofund.me/ee16094e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/ee16094e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/DisabilityCrowdFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityCrowdFund</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/CancerSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerSucks</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>:</p><p>“Let me say this again, because <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is lying like hell about it. Black <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> hit a record low under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenHarris</span></a> administration”</p><p>“We’re going to end <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a>… I'm working with states to wipe out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> for pennies on the dollar.”</p><p>“I have been young, &amp; now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken.”</p><p>Full <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAACP</span></a> speech:<br><a href="https://youtu.be/nLdcEE_SGPQ?si=ZN-GgKC9m-GbbWPB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/nLdcEE_SGPQ?si=ZN-GgK</span><span class="invisible">C9m-GbbWPB</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackVotesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackVotesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenHarris2024</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RawStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawStory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senator</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillCassisldy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillCassisldy</span></a>, heavily bankrolled by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PharmaceuticalIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PharmaceuticalIndustry</span></a>, spoke out Thursday against calls to cancel medical debt, arguing that wiping out a financial burden saddling 100 million Americans "is not a solution", making clear that he opposes the kinds of transformational <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> reforms that&nbsp;advocates say are necessary&nbsp;to eliminate the problem of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> for good.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigPharma</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RepublicansAreTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansAreTheProblem</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/pharma-funded-republican-comes-out-swinging-against-medical-debt-cancellation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/pharma-funded-rep</span><span class="invisible">ublican-comes-out-swinging-against-medical-debt-cancellation/</span></a></p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>LA County votes for the county to act to relieve $500 million in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/medicaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaldebt</span></a> for the county's poorest residents. <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/los-angeles-la-county-residents-medical-debt-retired/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">californiahealthline.org/news/</span><span class="invisible">article/los-angeles-la-county-residents-medical-debt-retired/</span></a></p>
TheAuroraSentinel<p>DIAGNOSIS: DEBT — Majority of US favors forgiving medical debt, poll finds</p><p>“They don’t give you a choice in the hospital. ‘If you leave, you’ll die,’ they told me. I didn’t feel like dying”</p><p><a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/diagnosis-debt-majority-of-us-favors-forgiving-medical-debt-poll-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sentinelcolorado.com/nation-wo</span><span class="invisible">rld/nation/diagnosis-debt-majority-of-us-favors-forgiving-medical-debt-poll-finds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COleg</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a></p>
PeggyStuart<p>Looks like it's happening: rule would remove <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> from credit reports.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/06/12/nx-s1-4998853/medical-debt-credit-scores-reports-rule?utm_source=npr_newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=20240613&amp;utm_term=9523714&amp;utm_campaign=news&amp;utm_id=64" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2024/06/12/nx-s1-4998853/medical-debt-credit-scores-reports-rule?utm_source=npr_newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=20240613&amp;utm_term=9523714&amp;utm_campaign=news&amp;utm_id=64</span></a></p>