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Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut

Thousands of connecticut residents are set to benefit from medical debt relief.
The plan aims to relieve the financial burden caused by medical bills.
State officials announced the program which is expected to assist a significant number of residents.
The initiative is designed to address the growing problem of medical debt in the state.

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Scripps News

Connecticut wipes medical debt for over 22,000 residents with new partnership

Christmas came early in Connecticut as the governor announced nearly 23,000 residents have had all or some of their medical debt wiped clean thanks to a new state initiative.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The CT Mirror

CT cancels $30M in medical debt for thousands of residents

In the coming weeks, 23,000 residents will see part or all of their medical debt cancelled, Connecticut officials announced on Monday morning at the state Capitol. The measure will erase $30 million in medical debt, providing relief for thousands at a time when the frustration over health care costs has dominated the national conversation. This marks the first wave of a state program that aims to cancel a total of roughly $650 million in medical…

3 months ago

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Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon

3 months ago·United States

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Hartford Courant

23,000 CT residents have just had medical debt erased. They’ll be notified soon

Nearly 23,000 Connecticut residents have had medical debt erased and don’t yet know it. Gov. Ned :Lamont made the announcement Monday that the initiative through a partnership between the state government and the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt had been successful. Under the initiative, launched by Lamont, the nonprofit uses government investment to negotiate the elimination of large, bundles of qualifying medical debt with ho…

3 months ago·Hartford, United States

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wshu.org

Thousands of CT residents to receive medical debt relief by Christmas

(Jessica Hill / AP)Twenty-three thousand Connecticut residents will get a Christmas gift from the state this year.They’ll receive letters telling them that some or all their medical debts have been erased.Gov. Ned Lamont said at a press briefing in Hartford on Monday that the state has partnered with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to pay off $30 million in medical debts.“Making sure that when you come out of the hospital, you don’t ha…

3 months ago

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WTNH

Thousands of Connecticut residents to see medical debt relief

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Governor Ned Lamont Monday is expected to announce thousands of residents will soon have some- if not all- of their medical debt forgiven. Lamont is expected to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday in Hartford. News 8 plans to livestream it in a video player above. How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills Lamont said the residents affected will receive a letter in the mail notifying them that…

3 months ago·New Haven, United States

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