Kluender, Raymond; Mahoney, Neale; Wong, Francis; Yin, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
three sets of results. First, we find no impact of debt relief on credit access, utilization, and financial distress on … average. Second, we estimate that debt relief causes a moderate but statistically significant reduction in payment of existing … medical bills. Third, we find no effect of medical debt relief on mental health on average, with detrimental effects for some …