Cook County erasing nearly $80 million in medical debt for residents
A partnership with the national nonprofit RIP Medical Debt has is abolishing the debt of 73,000 people.
The crushing weight of medical debt can be devastating for Illinois families, particularly in immigrant and Black communities. A new partnership is aiming to acquire the debt of people across the county to either erase or negotiate down the costs.
Reset hears from a Cook County leader and journalist on how this debt relief works.
GUESTS: Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President
Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ health and county government reporter
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Cook County erasing nearly $80 million in medical debt for residents
A partnership with the national nonprofit RIP Medical Debt has is abolishing the debt of 73,000 people.
The crushing weight of medical debt can be devastating for Illinois families, particularly in immigrant and Black communities. A new partnership is aiming to acquire the debt of people across the county to either erase or negotiate down the costs.
Reset hears from a Cook County leader and journalist on how this debt relief works.
GUESTS: Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President
Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ health and county government reporter
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons