LANSING, Mich. — More than 6,600 people in Ingham County will receive letters this week notifying them their medical debt has been erased.
WATCH BELOW: Ingham County among recipients of Michigan’s $74 million medical debt relief initiative
Ingham County among recipients of Michigan’s $74 million medical debt relief initiative
The debt relief is part of the state of Michigan’s second round of medical debt forgiveness initiative. The state partnered with a nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt, which buys unpaid medical bills in bulk for pennies on the dollar and then erases them.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement, “I’m proud to partner with Undue Medical Debt, so we can erase over…