Medical Debt's Hidden Toll: A Bill to Break the Wage Garnishment Cycle The latest proposal from House Democrats aims to shield workers from the merciless grip of medical debt, a crisis that has ravaged millions of Americans.
The bill prohibits wage garnishment for medical debt collection, effectively preventing employers from deducting a portion of an employee's paycheck to cover unpaid medical expenses.
Medical debt has become an insidious companion to financial insecurity in the United States.