Maura Healey: “I banned medical debt from getting reported on to credit…”

“… for the insurance companies, okay, to get that medicine that you need, to get the treatment that you need, to get the care that you need. And it's also why I banned medical debt from getting reported on to credit agencies. because, you know, we can't have families who are already burdened by difficult health situations in their families then have their whole, you know, situation further upended and potentially, you know, face bankruptcy because of medical debt.” (08:50–08:55)

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