FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., signed an executive order on Tuesday that aims to provide medical debt relief to 130,000 Kentuckians.
The order establishes the Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program, which would erase $250 million in medical debt.
“Medical debt isn’t a choice — it’s what people are faced with after a serious accident, cancer diagnosis and more. Relieving this debt is the right thing to do to help Kentuckians who are overwhelmed by these extreme costs, which can cripple families for years, if not a lifetime,” said Beshear. “That’s especially true when medical debt results in bad credit, which can prevent families from securing the American Dream of owning a home. Unpredictable challenges…