@[email protected] to politics English • 7 months agoIn sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports | The rule, first reported by ABC News, could go into effect sometime next year.abcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkIn sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports | The rule, first reported by ABC News, could go into effect sometime next year.abcnews.go.com@[email protected] to politics English • 7 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
For context, the poor credit ratings which go with medical debt are concentrated in the south, where states have limited the reach of medical safety-net programs.:
minus-squareBob Robertson IXlink16•edit-27 months agoIn other words, those who can afford it pay. Now those who can’t afford it don’t get punished.
minus-square@kameecodinglink4•7 months agoSocialized healthcare with extra steps, but about time the US got there
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoSocialized healthcare seems like a stretch, but definitely a step in the right direction.
In other words, those who can afford it pay. Now those who can’t afford it don’t get punished.
Socialized healthcare with extra steps, but about time the US got there
Socialized healthcare seems like a stretch, but definitely a step in the right direction.