Veterans carry a disproportionate share of the debt burden. Here's what the VA offers — and where it falls short.

Veteran debt relief grants: Your guide to financial assistance programs in 2026 For veterans with debt, lots of help is available. Government, nonprofit, and private organizations offer a range of ...

CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker has announced that the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program has erased nearly $430 million in medical debt during its first year, benefitting 357,800 Illinoisans across all ...

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Medical debt is a burden that affects millions of North Carolinians. “How can I pay off medical debt?” Pitt County resident Marlyn Hemby says. “I don’t want to go back to the ...

Instead, the link directed her to information about the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, created in 2024 in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization partners with local ...