ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Through a partnership with third-party vendor Undue Medical Debt, Orange County has helped wipe out $43 million in medical debt of qualified county residents, the county announced Monday.
What You Need To Know
- Orange County on Monday that the health care-related debt of about 42,000 qualified residents has been eliminated
- It marked the third such move through a partnership with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt
- Orange County commissioners approved spending unused funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the initiative
- The debt is purchased at bulk for a fraction of its original total
The initiative, which the county is calling the largest medical-debt relief program in Florida’s history, has…