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Economists Martín Guzmán and Joseph Stiglitz explain how state-level changes can assist the 3.3 billion people living in countries that spend more on debt service than health care.

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Earlier this month, DFL Sen. Liz Boldon of Rochester introduced the Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act. This bill, if it became law, would grant $5 million from the state's general fund to the ...