The Week in Philly: New Jersey forgives $120M of medical debt

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Medical debt often comes out of nowhere and can be crippling, but New Jersey has relieved that burden for 77,000 people, by working with Undue Medical Debt to buy and forgive debts for pennies on the dollar. KYW’s South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty explains how this works and why we might see more of it in the future. Listen to The Week in Philly on KYW Newsradio every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm.