Finally, Sanders stated that under his legislation, the government will help people negotiate with credit agencies to pay off their medical bills. The 2020 hopeful furthermore aims to disallow credit reports from including medical debt and remove credit checks from insurance, rent and employment applications.
79 million Americans are burdened by medical debt for the “crime” of getting sick. We’re going to eliminate all past-due medical debt. #EliminateMedicalDebt https://t.co/J8vjSLbTQ0
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 21, 2019
Earlier this month, Sanders dismissed criticisms that simply doing away with $81 billion dollars of medical debt is expensive.
In the 2020 candidate’s own words:
“Compared to what? Compared to the $1.5 trillion that Trump gave in tax breaks to the one percent and large corporations? Is it compared to the billions of dollars that we spent bailing out the crooks on Wall Street 11 years ago? It is a lot of money but I think it’s the right thing to do!”
How Will Sanders Pay for His Proposal?
Bernie Sanders has not explained how his plan will pay for the collective $81 billion dollars worth of medical debt. However, it’s highly plausible that when an answer is provided, it will involve “making the wealthy pay their fair share.”
