Health Care Advocates Testify on Medical Debt

Patient advocates and health care experts testified at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on medical debt. They spoke about ways to address medical debt and considered the potential unintended consequences of legislation. The witnesses responded to questions about expanding Medicaid coverage, removing medical debt from credit scores, and medical costs for minority communities.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?519089-1/health-care-advocates-testify-medical-debt

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2. Background information
3. Summary of the testimony heard: who spoke, their qualifications, major points made, effectiveness in relating their position, and key questions by committee members
4. Stakeholders who will be affected by the policy, and the impact of the policy on them (include consumers, providers, employers, payers, etc.).