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Cook County Abolishing $281.3M in Medical Debt Underscores a Crisis.

Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the success of the Cook County Medical Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) in acquiring and abolishing a total of $281.3 million in medical debt, benefiting 158,541 Cook County residents since the program’s inception in 2022.

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President Preckwinkle expressed pride in the initiative’s accomplishments and highlighted its collaboration with the University of Chicago Medicine, which played a significant role in the latest round of debt abolishment, marking…

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