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Medical Debt Forgiveness Plan Rejected by Republican: 'Band-Aid'
A Republican lawmaker called medical debt forgiveness a "Band-Aid" approach to America's ongoing health care cost crisis. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) …