At the end of 2023, Akron City Council allocated $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds toward a medical debt relief program with a goal of providing relief to some Akron residents struggling to pay medical bills.
Since then, Undue Medical Debt, the non-profit the city contracted with, “has not invoiced the city for any debt it has taken on,” according to a press release from Akron Mayor Shammas Malik’s office.
The city and the nonprofit “remain committed to supporting this effort,” the release stated, and the city wants to allow more time for the non-profit to “work with local providers to alleviate debt.”
To facilitate the extra time, the city is moving the funding for the program from ARPA, which…
