Oakland County’s latest round of medical debt relief eliminated debt for 6,300 residents, totaling nearly $6 million.
The county is partnering with Undue Medical Debt, which officials said has now provided $15 million in medical debt relief to more than 20,000 residents since the partnership began in 2023.
The work is funded by $2 million that Oakland County received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
“This initiative is about giving people a second chance,” Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter said in a press release. “By eliminating this burden for thousands more residents, we’re helping people regain their financial footing.”
Medical debt impacts about 114,000 Oakland County…