5 proposed medical debt solutions, per the AHA – Becker's Hospital Review

The American Hospital Association points to two health insurance trends as drivers of increased medical debt. Those drivers are inadequate healthcare coverage and high-deductible health plans that “intentionally push more costs onto patients,” according to a June 12 news release. “While every hospital has a financial assistance policy to help those most in need, they…

AFT's Weingarten on Biden's Veto of GOP Plan to Block Student … – American Federation of Teachers

WASHINGTONAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after President Joe Biden vetoed the GOPs Congressional Review Act resolution that would have canceled student debt relief. The Biden administration has stepped up again, when so many others have failed, to help the millions of borrowers whove had their lives derailed by unsustainable…