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Ayanna Pressley: “Roughly 20 percent of the American public are people with medical debt who are disproportionately representing…”

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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