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In 2022, Cook County, Ill., became the first local government to partner with the nonprofit group RIP Medical Debt to use private donor funds to buy up and forgive patient debt. Since then, seven local governments, including NYC, have joined the program.
But stronger policies are needed to stop debt at its source
New York City is the latest to join the growing initiative, pledging to pay down $2 billion in debt.
New York City is the latest jurisdiction to buy and forgive a backlog of unpaid medical bills for its residents. Local governments across the country, including in the Chicago area, are doing the same to reduce debt burdens for lower-income residents.
Researchers have stumbled upon an unusual compound in the first layer of paint in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa.