The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council announced a third round of medical debt for more than 2,000 residents.
The debt is erased in partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that erases medical debt. It eliminates debt by acquiring it from groups like hospitals and debt collectors. The debt relief efforts started with council approval in 2024 for a million dollar allocation.
Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu led the project. He said medical debt is the largest form of debt American carry, more than credit card or student debt.
“It’s a real problem that’s kind of deeply entrenched in our broken health insurance and medical system, and it’s not something that we can impact on the…