If you get a letter from LA County with a blue seal reading “Undue Medical Bill,” don’t confuse it with “Unpaid.” It’s not a joke. Don’t throw it away!
LA County is sending out letters to more than 134,000 residents, notifying them that their medical bills have been paid.
It’s the LA County Medical Debt Relief Program, which provides immediate relief by purchasing and eliminating medical debt for qualifying residents. The criteria? Earning no more than four times the federal poverty level, or medical debt adding up to more than five times their income.
One in nine county residents are in that position.
The county joined forces with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which purchases the unpaid debt from people who can’t…
