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The U.S. health system faces critical questions about cost, access and equity. Technological advances and new discoveries about diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s are transforming patient care and reshaping public health.

Health

Bernie Sanders pledges to cancel $81 billion in U.S. medical debt

Govt to pay off past-due medical debt reported to credit agencies under the plan.

 Democratic Presidential hopeful US Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders speaks on-stage during the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in San Francisco, California on August 23, 2019.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in San Francisco. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Politics

Bernie Sanders

<p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tweeted" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1167792219245486082" data-vars-content-id="709c585f-df3a-4a36-9c8e-12df9d7d288d" data-vars-headline="Bernie Sanders pledges to cancel $81 billion in U.S. medical debt" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1167792219245486082" target="_blank">tweeted</a> on Saturday about plans to cancel &quot;all $81 billion in existing past-due medical debt.&quot;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="709c585f-df3a-4a36-9c8e-12df9d7d288d"><a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1167604446827859969"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div>

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Sunday's health stories

Bernie Sanders pledges to cancel $81 billion in U.S. medical debt