Tag: medical debt
Majority of Americans favor federal action to relieve medical debt amid...
New poll reveals strong support for medical debt relief across the U.S., highlighting a significant burden on millions of Americans and sparking renewed calls for legislative action.
Pandemic profiteers: Hospitals sued patients over medical debt while getting billions...
“There’s a lot of talk in our healthcare system about putting patients first, … but this is not doing that.”
Bernie Sanders wants to cancel $81 billion in medical debt
"In the United States of America, your financial life and future should not be destroyed because you or a member of your family gets sick."
The War Within Initiative helps pay off $5 million in medical...
The fundraising drive "sparked the compassion of donors" to lift the medical debt of service members, veterans and their families.
TV stations follow John Oliver’s lead in the movement to forgive...
How former debt collectors showed everyone how to buy up people’s medical debt at pennies on the dollar.
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143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.