Approximately 785,000 residents — one in ten adults in Los Angeles County — are burdened by medical debt, often forcing families to make impossible choices between healthcare and basic necessities. To address this growing crisis, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has launched the Los Angeles County Medical Debt Relief Program, which aims to erase the medical debt of thousands of Angelenos.
In its initial phase, the program will eliminate $500 million in medical debt, funded by a $5 million investment resulting from a motion introduced by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Holly Mitchell. This funding enables the county to purchase medical debt at a fraction of its original…
