Today is Saturday, April 3rd.

We're talking about medical debt in America.

How big is the problem and what's the impact on families?

But before we dig into that, we'll start with a story you may have first heard

on one of our Feel Good Friday segments.

A former high school government and law teacher rallied her half a million Instagram followers

to raise enough money to wipe away more than $50 million in medical debt.

Sharon McMahon, or Sharon says so on Instagram,

joins us to share why she became passionate about this cause

and what it meant to see so many people come together online for good.

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday,

when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news.

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when we provide all the day's news in just 10 minutes.

It's fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

I'm Erica Mandy, it's time for today's Special Edition Saturday.

You ready? Let's do this.

Hi, Sharon, thanks so much for coming on The Newsworthy.

Oh, it's my pleasure. Thanks for inviting me.

So first, how did you choose the cause of forgiving medical debt as something you wanted

to do a fundraiser for? Why did you feel connected to this cause?

You know, it is one of those things that touches every single American.

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