New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative Nears $1.5 Billion Forgiven for Over 847,500 New Jerseyans
TRENTON – In the Murphy Administration’s seventh round of medical debt relief, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that nearly 14,000 New Jersey residents will see almost $16 million in medical bills abolished as a result of the State’s ongoing partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue).
By leveraging approximately $165,000 in American Rescue Plan funds from the State’s investment in medical debt abolishment, Undue has purchased this debt from the secondary market. Undue-branded letters to those impacted are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.
First proposed during the Governor’s 2023 budget…