$86M In Medical Debt Eliminated For NJ Residents
Sara Winick
PATCH.com
Over 53,000 New Jersey residents will see a combined $86 million in medical bills abolished as part of the state’s ongoing partnership with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, Governor Phil Murphy said on Friday.
To date, this partnership has seen nearly $1.4 billion in medical debt eliminated for over 828,000 New Jersey residents, Murphy said.
By leveraging $600,000 in American Rescue Plan funds from the state’s investment in medical debt abolishment, Undue has purchased this debt from provider partners. Undue-branded letters to impacted NJ residents began arriving in the mail on Dec. 27.
“With nearly $1.4 billion in medical debt abolished for hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents, we are making a real, tangible impact and alleviating the burden of unpayable medical bills for our residents," Murphy said.
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