Rolls of 100-dollar bills The Department of Veterans Affairs will also cease reporting of debt that veterans owe the VA for their health coverage to credit reporting agencies.

(Bloomberg) –Vice President Kamala Harris announced new steps designed to reduce the cost of federal home loans for Americans saddled with medical debt and make it easier for veterans to have health care bills forgiven during an event Monday at the White House.

“I have met so many people in so many communities in our nation who are struggling with this burden, many of whom are managing an illness or an injury at the same time, and who stay up at night staring at the ceiling, wondering if they will ever be able to pay off their medical debt,” Harris said. “No one in our nation should have to endure that.”

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