LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents will soon get an envelope in the mail with the words “medical debt” on it. But, the envelope carries good news of much needed relief.
Los Angeles County Supervisors posed a question: What if instead of collection agencies, the county purchased medical debt?
“And what if, instead of collecting it, we forgave it, and that’s exactly what we’ve done,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who co-authored the motion to create the L.A. County Medical Debt Relief Program.
More than $183 million of debt was relieved in the first round of program.
“You don’t have to take any action,” explained L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who also co-authored the motion. “It is…
