Wayne County wipes out $27 million in medical debt

$27M in medical debt eliminated for 46K Michigan residents
The group Undue Medical Debt has erased nearly $3 billion this year across the country, including 48,000 in Kalamazoo County.
Wayne County wipes out $27 million in medical debt for 46,000 residents
To date, Wayne County has invested $5 million as part of the collaboration and aims to erase $700 million in medical debt. The county says an additional $2 million could be added in the future if it is needed, and on average, $1 donated to the nonprofit helps relieve $100 in medical debt.
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County eliminates $27M in medical debt for 46,000 residents
Wayne County announced today that it has eliminated $27 million in outstanding medical debt for more than 46,000 county residents.
23,000 CT residents have just had medical debt erased. They’ll be notified soon
Nearly 23,000 Connecticut residents have had medical debt erased and don’t yet know it. Gov. Ned :Lamont made the announcement Monday that the initiative through a partnership between the state government and the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt had been successful.
L.A. County canceling $2 billion in medical debt starting today
If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles County residents with medical debt, you may be in luck. The county’s medical debt relief program begins Tuesday, months after a Department of Public Health report found that about one in 10 county residents has medical debt,
Wayne County eliminates $27 million debt for more than 46,000 residents
Wayne County announced Wednesday that $27 million in outstanding medical debt will be erased for more than 46,000 residents. The county's Department of Health, Human & Veteran Services said that the debt came from a local hospital,
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Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
Connecticut will soon notify eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials said.
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