HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — When Jen Mattingly opened a letter in the mail, she initially feared it was yet another medical bill. Instead, the letter told her she no longer owed $2,953.06 in medical debt. “I opened the letter and I cried,…
QUINCY, Ill. — More than two years after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Act, millions of dollars in medical debt is being erased for residents across the state, including hundreds in Adams County. During an announcement Thursday…
Close-up of a lot of American dollars SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - More than $1.4 billion in medical debt has been erased for nearly 700,000 Illinoisans. The debt was erased for people in all 102 counties. The state’s original goal through the Illinois Medical Debt…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – The Pritzker administration says Illinois has helped eliminate more than $1.4 billion in medical debt for roughly 700,000 people across the state. Illinois leaders set an initial goal of erasing $1 billion in medical debt while spending less than $10 million in…
(The Center Square) – Cook County and state of Illinois officials gathered Thursday to announce roughly $1.4 billion in medical debt has been cancelled through both a state and local program for Illinois residents, but studies show that such programs may not…
According to Genesis HealthCare System, community members will receive clear, unbiased information at free community sessions on actions they may need to take to ensure their Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans are accepted at Genesis in 2027.“We have partnered with…
Wayne County has wiped out more than $95 million in medical debt for 102,246 residents, according to current program figures from Arab American News. County Executive Warren C. Evans laid out the results in an opinion piece published Oct. 9. The price tag for…
More than 21,000 Kansans are set to receive a letter this month notifying them that their medical debt has disappeared. A pair of nonprofit organizations announced they will abolish nearly $34 million in medical debt for 21,490 Kansans who meet certain criteria in…
County initiative aims to screen L.A. hospital patients to connect more with existing aid. - By NOAM N. LEVEY LAUREN JUSTICE KFF Health News NAMAN SHAH, an epidemiologist with the public health department, is helping lead the countywide effort. Every Tuesday, Naman Shah…
Just over a month after missing a Sept. 1 debt service payment, Oklahoma's junk-rated Norman Regional Hospital Authority closed on a $40 million senior bond sale to majority bondholders, who had agreed to a default waiver, according to a disclosure notice. Some…
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