Arizona erases $642M in medical debt

(By: Kristin Kuchno for Becker’s Hospital Review)

More than 141,000 Arizona residents will receive letters this week notifying them that their medical debt has been relieved.

So far, Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’ administration and nonprofit Undue Medical Debt have eliminated $642 million in medical debt for 485,000 Arizonans, according to a Dec. 22 news release from the governor’s office. The effort is part of an initiative to wipe out up to $2 billion in medical debt for 1 million residents. Continue reading here…

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