FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) – The Flint City Council, in a rare display of unity, approved a proposal aimed at wiping out millions in medical debt for thousands.
The council voted on the proposal at a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
According to Undue Medical Debt, the group behind the measure, $50,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money from Flint will activate state funds that could eliminate up to $32 million in medical debt in the city.
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The money will go toward hospital debt, a point brought up by 8th Ward Councilman Dennis Pfeiffer, in an exchange with a supporter of the proposal.
“I just want to be clear for the public: If you owe money to your doctor, your…
