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Bobby Peterson on removing medical debt from credit reports

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 10, 2025

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ABC for Health Executive Director Bobby Peterson discusses the scale of medical bills in Wisconsin and a rule by the outgoing Biden administration to block such debt from appearing on credit reports.

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