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Illinois Has Erased Medical Debt for Another 170K Residents

By John Szink Feb 27, 2025 | 7:41 AM

Illinois is touting a growing amount of medical debt relief in the state.

The Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program has abolished more than 220-million-dollars in medical debt for another 170-thousand individuals statewide.

The average amount of debt abolished per person during this round is nearly 13-hundred-dollars.

That brings the program’s total erased debt to more than 345-million-dollars for nearly 270-thousand Illinois residents.

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