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Federal Bill Proposed to Shield Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Collection

Federal Bill Proposed to Shield Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Collection

A new federal bill, the Protecting Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Act, has been proposed. If passed, the measure would ban courts from garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid hospital and doctor bills, preventing medical debt from…

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