Friend, sign this: Hospital bills are crushing us

Friend, [sign the petition: No more crushing medical debt.]( [Sign the petition]( Medical debt (unpaid health insurance bills) is a crisis that can no longer be ignored. An [estimated]( 100 million Americans have medical debt, disproportionately [affecting]( communities of color, parents with children under 18, and women. And while Americans choose to buy a house, own a car or take out student loans, medical debt is a form of debt [that happens to us](—when we go to the emergency room, face unexpected surgery or other hospital costs. Medical debt doesn't just wipe out savings–it destroys credit scores, leading to higher costs for necessities like housing and transportation, and traps families in a cycle of debt and poverty. We should be moving towards a system where health care is a right, not a privilege, thereby ensuring that no individual is burdened by debt due to essential needs. [Sign the petition: Health care is a right. No more crushing medical debt.]( [Sign the petition]( Keep fighting, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos Daily Kos needs you now more than ever We are falling behind our projections for two of our three major revenue streams: advertising and list building. This means that at this moment, we need to rely more and more on donations from the Daily Kos community to make ends meet. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Donate $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Shop the Daily Kos store All items made in USA and union decorated! //notify.dailykos.com/ss/c/wehEm_vu1NBVXOKYSqOxTIIfkvDY5WdweA22OatZqcQreUgmm33sy_VkOla2Q1TdmAu0D0A_sjL7G_5FjnHJYzs2DeDU-UZ4MVrlf2fLjLe1Z9BttzLcXkQ_cljY9v9Jd3OSwE4dCNhCEHpw55GTDsxLzshjSWe6EIwfaRWgVV-OmrKzrHUcOzRna_iCxnzyrzQBdd-X0D8xWkdc8MsAPu4tUSHFEF6Vhrp8v-70x-Z-EEIcLe5KsxkiRshOg5KiePCPe9rKD2auhhhX_pAHI7XyOG6FjeiFQRCZPwAEkKZYnfArjmpkAmWbaHSk_hvftM400d_5zkJDpXBizwKAeJril-MuqAQnBQbVz8fJyeQCkOpF_755KpdMFPfYW2AIcJfmJQ3c865ki13y7TVnbg/42j/qv8bTlqKQVCjs_Cwy5TqNg/h9/o-5SvOzPEarsbuO8atMzq4jksLzvwlgrryvZPGHdHlQ //notify.dailykos.com/ss/c/wehEm_vu1NBVXOKYSqOxTIIfkvDY5WdweA22OatZqcSz3ExxC8GF5ranIsL0II2ou5wxA_lMdj9SGUCUWhXLxXhcJORUgPe4U4ypZlLj7TFBRcoic3VHAwl3VucAeDlGYN47HzhR3tmKeyty8qfvKUNXbdvGTD4B2oWIJCc7id7GbQSzSLKWuPOiKUJi3EFs2yl52RWdewTocTnb7vxRIjtFinNcMGwM7Q6WJ9PAxdZl6wX97Fz15qRWHD3eL2Dk9i9hangYtFN3HvCh5LPqh_hrIR5cZ4-QX1e94qCRUH3MIEXfGX6v3RqhmED1gG1DmG33_lyXgAdot8QbkjmbHYp_JsSgQAlMr8QeHS9PahEpugGhXLontrAL6tT8yTUlGHg9WqsDrVxKaTWoWPZAhw/42j/qv8bTlqKQVCjs_Cwy5TqNg/h12/1i81f6XGZY06szi3SxdG9IiDAzVfQ6t8g9hx69G0fsI Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.