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Cook County first county in U.S. to abolish $1 BILLION in debt

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Aug 18, 20260:33News & Politics

Cook County partnered with Undue Medical Debt and started the Medical Debt Relief Initiative in 2022. The program has benefited nearly 800,000 people, totaling $1 Billion in medical debts forgiven since then. Cook Coun...

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Cook County first county in U.S. to abolish $1 BILLION in debt is an episode from WBBM Newsradio's 4:30PM News To Go by Radio.com. Cook County partnered with Undue Medical Debt and started the Medical Debt Relief Initiative in 2022. The pr...

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Published Aug 18, 2026, 0:33 long, audio available.

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