Nearly 40,000 CT Residents Have Medical Debt Canceled in $63M Initiative
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Those who qualify for the debt relief must have income at or below four times the federal poverty level or have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
Nearly 40,00 state residents are about to have some or all of their medical debt erased, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont on Monday announced residents who have been selected for debt relief will receive an Undue Medical Debt branded envelope containing a letter from Undue Medical Debt in the mail over the next several days. The initiative launched last year launched last year in partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt to give relief to those who are having difficulties paying medical bills.
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