New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative Tops $1.3 Billion Forgiven for Over 780,000 New Jerseyans
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that in partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue), the Murphy Administration is delivering a fifth round of medical debt relief, impacting over 48,000 New Jersey residents who owed a combined $59 million in medical bills.
By leveraging approximately $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funds from the State’s investment in medical debt abolishment, Undue has purchased this debt from a mix of provider partners and the secondary market, such as collection agencies and debt buyers. Undue-branded letters to those impacted are expected to arrive in the mail in the…