Congressional progressives want to eliminate medical debt
The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading an effort to wipe out the medical debt of the entire country. The legislation introduced Wednesday — co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rashida Tliab (D-Mich.) — would eliminate all $220 billion in medical debt held by Americans, wipe it from credit reports,