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Illinois medical debt relief program surpasses $1B goal in two years
Headline from WTOP Washington DC
The state has erased over $1.4 billion in medical debt for almost 700,000 Illinoisans for pennies on the dollar, two years after launching a new relief program. At its launch, the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program aimed to eliminate $1 billion in debt.
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that the state's medical debt relief program has erased nearly $1.4 billion in debt for over 700,000 residents during its first two years.
Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois's state-funded relief program has erased more than $1.4 billion in medical debt for nearly 700,000 residents across all 102 counties.
The state has erased over $1.4 billion in medical debt for almost 700,000 Illinoisans for pennies on the dollar, two years after launching a new relief program. At its launch, the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program aimed to eliminate $1 billion in debt.
A statewide effort has so far eliminated more than $1.4 billion in medical debt for thousands of Illinois residents, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday at a news conference. Pritzker touted the results of the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program, which started about two years ago .
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