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This City Spent $1 Million To Erase $90 Million in Residents’ Debt

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This City Spent $1 Million To Erase $90 Million in Residents’ Debt
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On a daily basis, thousands of Americans are faced with the choice of whether to seek needed medical care, or stay home untreated to avoid sliding further into debt. But one city in Kentucky has found a way to alleviate the dangerous pressures of medical debt for its residents.

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