Bidens medical debt plan will change Utahns’ lives [Video]

The White House has announced new plans to help the American people get some relief from the negative repercussions of medical debt. This new plan would task the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to begin procedures to remove medical debt from credit reports of millions of Americans. According to the CFPB, there are 15 million households in America with medical debt.

Medical debt can have a disastrous effect on families. It can ruin them financially, and it can also prevent them from seeking much-needed medical services. The devastating impact is even worse with marginalized communities. According to the White House, “Black and Hispanic communities, as well as people with low incomes, veterans, older adults and young adults of all races and ethnicities, are disproportionately impacted by medical debt.”

According to a survey by Healthcare Value Hub, “66% of respondents of color went without care due to cost, including 70% of Hispanic/Latino respondents, compared to 62% of white, non-Hispanic respondents.”

The Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Services recently approved …