New Jersey to erase $100m in medical debt for many residents

Governor Phil Murphy announced that nearly 50,000 people in New Jersey will have $100 million in medical debt erased. This move marks one of the most extensive state-led efforts to provide direct relief to residents struggling with medical bills. Governor Murphy allocated $550,000 from federal American Rescue Plan funds and partnered with the nonprofit organisation Undue Medical Debt, which buys…

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