The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has launched the Los Angeles County Medical Debt Relief Program, an initiative designed by the Medical Debt Coalition, which is working together to address the growing crisis of medical debt that disproportionately affects vulnerable communities across the county. The Medical Debt Relief Program will initially eliminate $500…
Today, the Fall 2024 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published, following the release of the Government of Canada’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement. In September and October 2024, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada consulted with government securities distributors, institutional investors and other interested parties on issues related to the design and…
Twenty-three thousand Connecticut residents will get a Christmas gift from the state this year. They’ll receive letters telling them that some or all their medical debts have been erased. Gov. Ned Lamont said at a press briefing in Hartford on Monday that the state has partnered with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to pay…
When Caney Creek rose during deadly flooding in 2022, Alice Lloyd College in Knott County was largely spared from significant damage. But further downstream, an aging wastewater treatment plant that services the campus was inundated. Motors burned out, electrical panels were damaged and silt clogged the treatment basin. After using a $2 million loan from…
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‘Little over $30K’: Local nonprofit can help you erase tens of thousands in credit card debt Boston 25 News Read the original article here
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State health officials have taken the first step — creating a template — toward their pledge of sharing North Carolina’s innovative medical debt relief blueprint with other states. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled last week its medical debt toolkit website that features its groundbreaking collaboration with the state’s 99 hospitals who volunteered to…