Erase it, then end it

Medical debt

El-Sayed says the $225 billion Americans hold in medical debt should not exist: he erased it for upwards of 300,000 Michiganders in Wayne County and favors abolishing it for every American.

Should medical debt even exist?… $225 billion of debt that people accrued because they had the audacious choice of going and seeing a doctor when they got sick… The existence of medical debt is a policy choice we continue to make in this country, and it's a policy choice we should not make anymore.

WHAT HE HAS SAID

• Says the more than $225 billion in medical debt Americans hold shouldn't exist, and favors abolishing it for every American immediately.
• Erased medical debt for upwards of 300,000 Michiganders leading Wayne County's health department.
• Would push to expand guaranteed health insurance to every American through Medicare for All, without premiums, copays, or deductibles.

Primary sources

• Read the campaign position — Abdul for U.S. Senate

Last reviewed 2026-08-19.