By Karen Garcia
Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Did you get a letter in the mail from the County of Los Angeles with the word “Undue” in bold blue? It’s not a scam. It’s a notification that your medical debt was cleared by the county.
More than 134,000 L.A. County residents began getting notices in the mail Monday as part of the first wave of medical bill forgiveness made possible by the county’s Medical Debt Relief Program. The first round of notices is expected to relieve more than $183 million in debt.
The program was launched, in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, in December with the mission of providing financial relief for eligible residents by purchasing and…
