Bernie Sanders wants to slash $81 billion in medical debt, saying that he is 'sick and tired' of seeing it trap people in 'long-term poverty'

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Bernie Sanders wants to slash $81 billion in medical debt, saying that he is 'sick and tired' of seeing it trap people in 'long-term poverty'
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US presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Saturday to cancel $81 billion in existing past-due medical debt for Americans.

US Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed cancelling $81 billion worth of 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," Sanders said.WASHINGTON — U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Saturday to cancel $81 billion in existing past-due medical debt for Americans, but offered no details on how it would be financed.

"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," said Sanders."That is unacceptable. I am sick and tired of seeing over 500,000 Americans declare bankruptcy each year because they cannot pay off the outrageous cost of a medical emergency or a hospital stay."Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020.

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