Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit's effort to relieve the burden of medical debt for those in need. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Americans are drowning in medical debt, so this nonprofit is buying -- and forgiving -- it

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Americans are drowning in medical debt, so this nonprofit is buying -- and forgiving -- it

Americans are drowning in medical debt, so this nonprofit is buying -- and forgiving -- it

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