Angie Nixon: “Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy.”

“I also know what it takes to go out and talk to people and to have a people centered, people centered policies. People want Medicare for All. Right now, folks are going bankrupt simply because they're trying to stay alive, because Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy. and folks are struggling to keep food on their table and meanwhile they're spending nearly a billion dollars on a ballroom that we'll never get to dance in.” (03:30–03:34)

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