Thousands of Orange County residents saddled with medical debts have been granted a “no-strings-attached gift,” according to a national nonprofit that partnered with the county to forgive bills totaling about $472.5 million.
Over 310,000 people received notice in the past two weeks that a medical debt of theirs had been cancelled, officials said.
“For our family, it represents hope that the majority of Orange County Florida commissioners are truly listening [and] getting funds to those most impacted by poverty,” Eimear Roy, 57, said in a text to the Orlando Sentinel.
Her canceled debt was modest, $200, but appreciated and enough to cover a monthly utility bill, she said.
Roy was among a group of community advocates who appealed…
