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Toledo City Council passes funding for medical debt relief

Toledo City Council teamed up with RIP Medical Debt to rid hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt for thousands of Toledo residents.

We speak with councilmember Michele Grim, who led the effort, on what other cities can learn from this.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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