New bill would forgive medical school debt for COVID-19 health workers, many of whom still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The new bill would have no cap on debt relief granted, and any final determinations on individuals' eligibility would be determined by a commission.
Medical workers take in patients outside of a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center, May 1, 2020, in Brooklyn. "There are so many emotions that go along with that," Penton said."We can't go to the funerals. I can't even find where the gravesite is. There is no sense of closure."
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