In 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.silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.world – 378 points – 5 months agoabcnews.go.comFor 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.: 26Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentA big chunk of the population doesn't pay anyways. Those who do are the ones with assets which might be seizedIn 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 thereSocialized healthcare seems like a stretch, but definitely a step in the right direction.
A big chunk of the population doesn't pay anyways. Those who do are the ones with assets which might be seizedIn 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 thereSocialized 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 thereSocialized healthcare seems like a stretch, but definitely a step in the right direction.
Socialized healthcare with extra steps, but about time the US got thereSocialized healthcare seems like a stretch, but definitely a step in the right direction.
A big chunk of the population doesn't pay anyways. Those who do are the ones with assets which might be seized
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.