And it was something that was so easy for us to do because it didn't cost very much money. The Cook County I want to give credit where credit is due. Cook County, our largest county, where Chicago is, was actually the pioneer in our state. They went after it first. And I looked at Cook county and said, why are we not doing this for the entire state? (11:27–11:36)
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Asserts that Cook County was the pioneer in Illinois for canceling medical debt.
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