Medical debt affects 100 million Americans. And think about all the families impacted by those hundred million Americans who were touched. It's the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in America. In Massachusetts, one out of eight of us, one out of eight residents have some form of family medical debt. This can't happen anymore. It can't happen to anyone. So we're standing up to protect our residents. This is another step that we're taking to make health care more affordable, to make life a little easier for people. (04:26–04:35)
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Asserts that one in eight Massachusetts residents have family medical debt.
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