Kennedy says medical bills gutting Americans ‘like a fish’

this week today introduced the Protecting Americans from Treatment- related Credit Harm (PATCH) Act, a bill that would prevent credit reporting agencies from including medical debt on consumer credit reports.“Fair-minded Americans know medical debt is different from a mortgage or a car loan. Patients don’t choose to get sick, and they don’t get to shop around for the best price fro...

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