New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents

https://apnews.com/article/rip-medical-debt-new-york-city-adams-1f39530cd79937ced52f47ab4749fb58

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents.

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Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 2y (4 replies)
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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (3 replies)

It makes you wonder if that $2b would be better spent lobbying for actual universal healthcare

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh yes. I'm very happy this is happening.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y
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Syl@jlai.lu · 7 pts · 2y

Good for them!

loxo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Wipe out the debt, not the problem that created it in the first place. Very smart. If we held a popular vote for universal healthcare in America we'd have it by next month. If citizens actually got a fair vote in America we wouldn't have these issues to begin with. Every time debt is neglected the value of this house of cards shakes.

GiddyGap@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Universal healthcare is the real answer.

kf076948@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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