Cleveland City Council reports a total of $165,234,311.18 in medical debt was wiped out as part of its initiative with a nonprofit.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland residents may soon receive a surprise in the mail: a letter informing them that their medical debt has been erased.
The notifications come as a Cleveland City Council-led medical debt relief initiative wraps up, concluding a program that helped more than 160,000 residents.
In 2023, City Council voted to allocate $1.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds toward a partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt). The organization purchases delinquent…
