New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative Reaches Approximately $1.6 Billion Forgiven for Over 907,500 New Jerseyans
TRENTON – In the Murphy Administration’s eighth and final round of medical debt relief, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that an estimated 60,000 New Jersey residents will see an estimated $100 million in medical bills abolished as a result of the State’s ongoing partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue).
By leveraging an estimated $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds from the State’s investment in medical debt abolishment, Undue has purchased this debt from a major New Jersey hospital system. Undue-branded letters to those impacted are expected to arrive over the coming…