| A new way to tackle medical debt gains traction.

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As of last summer, 41 percent of U.S. adults had some debt caused by medical or dental bills.

told reporters the inquiry would center on whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings.

Their mission was straightforward but ambitious: use donations to relieve medical debt in a way that doesn’t have ramifications for the recipient.according toAnd over the past five years, more than half of U.S. adults say they’ve gone into debt because of these billsNearly half of adults with health care debt say they or a member of their household has been contacted by a collection agency in the past five years because of medical or dental bills.

And more recently, they’ve found another way to relieve debt: partner directly with local governments.Here at The Daily 202 we’ve followed this issue with interest, mostly in our Friday columns highlighting stories from the state and local levels that aren’t the usual national political reporting fare.a public policy problem that elected officials have yet to address in a substantial way across the nation.More than a year ago, Illinois’s Cook County reached out to RIP with an idea.

No one has to apply to have their debt relieved in Cook County, and people who have their debt wiped just get a letter in the mail saying that the debt has been erased on their behalf.“I’m not sure how aware our residents are of this good work,” she said.

 

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