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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Bernie Sanders and Democratic Rep Ro Khanna launch campaign to wipe out medical debt

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Progressives are beginning a new offensive on Capitol Hill: Taking on America’s staggering $88bn in medical debt.

Headed up by the Bernie Sanders spinoff group Our Revolution, advocates around the country are gathering horror stories of instances where necessary procedures were blocked by insurance companies or, perhaps worse, approved with stipulations such as “out of network” classifications that can quickly (and often do) lead to lifesaving treatment becoming a financial death sentence.

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