LANSING, Mich. — Medical debt affects more than 100 million Americans and is the number one cause of bankruptcy according the Scheinman Institute at Cornell University.
Michigan leaders and the non-profit, Undue Medical Debt are working to tackle that issue in the state of Michigan.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer secured $144 million in the state budget that will provide relief to 210,000 Michiganders.
Medical debt is a burden that can last a lifetime.
Gov. Whitmer says working with non-profits like Undue Medical Debt and other organizations is an important way to help five some relief especially in the wake of federal cuts.
“We also know that medical debt coupled with the recent federal actions about cutting Medicaid and cutting access…