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URL:https://debtcollective.org/event/national-call-for-medical-debt-abolit
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SUMMARY:National Call for Medical Debt Abolition
DESCRIPTION:\nMedical debt is in the news. From the issue getting lip servi
 ce at the DNC to a new wave of state medical debt cancellation initiatives
 \, there seems to be renewed attention to the fact we're getting screwed b
 y healthcare costs. \n\n\n\nBut medical debt doesn't exist in a vacuum. It
 's a symptom of a healthcare system that incentivizes the pursuit of profi
 t at the expense of everyone and everything else. \n\n\n\nThe commodificat
 ion of our health –&nbsp\;together with the constant unspoken threat of 
 financial devastation in the event of a medical emergency –&nbsp\;puts a
 ll of us in an antagonistic relationship with the U.S. healthcare system\,
  whether or not we're actively struggling with medical bills.\n\n\n\nJoin 
 the Debt Collective for a National Call for Medical Debt Abolition on Wedn
 esday\, September 18 to talk strategy and plans for tackling the profit-dr
 iven healthcare system\, laying out our collective demands of public offic
 es and officials\, and building a future in which healthcare is a public g
 ood.\n\n\n\nThe medical industrial complex is hostile and dysfunctional\, 
 and the corporate interests invested in keeping in that way have a lot of 
 money to throw around. But we have people\, we have our anger\, and we kno
 w how to organize. Together\, we can fight for the health care system we d
 eserve.\n
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