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Connecticut’s Democratic Governor Canceled Medical Debt for 250,000 People
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10:21Now PlayingWe got… *checks notes* good news today, I guess? Connecticut’s governor just raised the bar for Democrats and demonstrated that good things can still happen in America.
Sources:
WTNH News8 (Feb. 2, 2024) on YouTube “Gov. Ned Lamont touts canceling $1 billion in medical debt for 250,000 eligible Connecticut resident”
ABC News (Feb. 2, 2024) “Connecticut to become 1st state to cancel medical debt for eligible residentsExclusive”
Additional Sources Mentioned:
Newsweek (Feb. 18, 2020) “Medicare for All Would Save $450 Billion Annually While Preventing 68,000 Deaths, New Study Shows”
NYC Press Release (Jan. 22, 2024) “Mayor Adams to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt for Hundreds of Thousands of WorkingClass New Yorkers”
KOAA News5 (Sep. 21, 2023) “Medical debt removed from credit reports in Colorado, but you should double check”
Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker ( March 22, 2022) - “The burden of medical debt in the United States
American Bankruptcy Institute “Health Care Costs Number One Cause of Bankruptcy for American Families”
The Texas Tribune (June 22, 2022) “100 million people in America are saddled with medical debt”
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