Americans have approximately $220 billion in medical debt, and senators are divided along party lines on how to address the issue. Democrats support erasing the debt to reduce financial strain on patients, while Republicans prefer policy reforms to ensure hospitals use subsidies for patient care. Click here for article.
At a Senate committee hearing, Democrats advocated for canceling medical debt, while Republicans proposed reforms to hospital subsidies.
The Biden administration's plan to prevent creditors from considering medical debt in applications was discussed.
Republicans suggested more oversight of hospital charity care and the use of 340B program funds.
There was bipartisan support for healthcare price transparency, but doubts remained about its effectiveness in solving medical debt issues.
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