Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. When Gov. JB Pritzker announced Illinois' first round of medical debt erasure in November 2024, he said $1 billion ...

Illinois residents have seen more than $1.1 billion in medical debt erased, with the help of a state program that launched less than a year-and-a-half ago. More than 500,000 Illinois residents have so far benefited from the program, with average debt ...

CHICAGO - More than 500,000 Illinois residents are receiving letters this week, saying their medical debt has been erased. The state cleared $1.1 billion in unpaid medical bills through a relief program aimed at helping families most burdened by health ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - On Tuesday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that more than $1.1 billion worth of medical debt has been erased through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program. More than 500,000 Illinoisans in every county have had ...

Illinois has erased more than $1.1 billion in medical debt for more than 500,000 residents. Working in partnership with Unpaid Medical Debt, the state has committed about $10 million to eliminate the more than $1 billion in debt, according to a Feb. 17 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois announced Tuesday that it has eliminated over $1.1 billion in outstanding medical debt for eligible residents. Through the Medical Debt Relief Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family ...