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On the recordDecember 13, 2022
Roughly 20 percent of the American public are people with medical debt who are disproportionately representing marginalized communities who are struggling with their health issues.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the disproportionate impact of medical debt on marginalized communities.

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