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millions of people in this country who fall into medical debt to the tune of two hundred and twenty five billion dollars

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Abdul El-Sayed, at Michigan U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WOOD TV8)

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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure for total U.S. medical debt is verifiable and frequently cited with varying estimates; $225 billion is a specific claim worth checking.
What we foundMillions of Americans do carry medical debt, but the consistently cited total is $220 billion — not $225 billion — making the specific dollar figure slightly exaggerated.
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