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Exclusive: legislation would create a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago

You know who doesn't have medical debt?

Every other G7 country.

[-] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

But think of the shareholders...

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

and the economy

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Lolbruh never gonna happen. Not that I don’t support this. Shithole country tho.

[-] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago

Man, Bernie just hates America. How are the businesses that gave predatory loans to people who were desperate for medical attention going to survive after this? Think of all the jobs or something.

[-] robinnn@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Bernie just hates America

sicko-wistful

[-] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'm good with this as long as it applies to future debt as well. I don't have medical debit because I haven't been able to afford medical care out of pocket and I won't take on debt. So I have been to the doctor once and the dentist not at all in the last 19 years. But hell yeah I'll go if it'll get paid for.

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 week ago

So, uh, who will actually be paying for medical care?

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 10 points 1 week ago

You have no idea how stupid this “gotcha” phrase sounds to literally everyone who isn’t from the US my guy.

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This isn't a proposal to have the government pay for medical care. It appears to be a proposal to have nobody pay for medical care.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago
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