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On March 29, 2022, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing, Economic Impact of the Growing Burden of Medical Debt.
Committee Chair, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) offered an opening statement, as did the Ranking Member, U.S. Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA).
There were five witnesses:
- Ms. Robyn M. King of Ohio
- Ms. Emily Stewart, Executive Director, Community Catalyst
- Dr. Benedic N. Ippolito, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Professor David A. Hyman, Scott K. Ginsburg Professor Of Health Law & Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
- Ms. Berneta L. Haynes, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center. Ms. Haynes added to her testimony a March 22, 2022 letter from NCLC to the CFPB and a March 2022 NCLC report, The Racial Health and Wealth Gap: Impact of Medical Debt on Black Families.