More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents will begin receiving notices next week by mail as part of the first wave of medical debt relief under a program launched last year, it was announced Thursday.
Residents will receive a notice from L.A. County and national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, informing recipients that their medical debt has been permanently cleared. It will also offer information for individuals who need help with additional medical bills.
The total amount of debt being relieved through this first round of aid is $183,580,711.32.
“If you get a letter in the mail from L.A. County and Undue Medical Debt this week– open it. We’ve eliminated medical debt for more than 134,000 residents, no strings attached,”…
