St. Paul wipes out nearly $40M in medical debt

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announces $40 million in citywide medical debt relief via Fairview, nonprofit partnership
When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced last year that he would dedicate $1.1 million in federal COVID relief aid to knock out up to $110 million in medical debt citywide, some scoffed. Why spend American Rescue Plan Act dollars helping to eliminate hard-to-collect funds that hospitals could just write off themselves?
St. Paul, Fairview and nonprofit wipe out $37 million in medical debt for 32,000 residents
More than 32,000 St. Paul residents with unpaid medical debt ranging from $268 to more than $272,000 have had their debt erased, thanks to a city partnership with Fairview Health Services and Undue Medical Debt.
St. Paul wipes out nearly $40M in medical debt for residents
Around 32,000 residents in St. Paul are expected to soon find a surprise notice in the mail announcing they've received medical debt relief from the city. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Tuesday announced the city has purchased and completely wiped out nearly $40 million in medical debt.
St. Paul wipes out nearly $40 million in medical debt for 32K residents
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced on Tuesday that thousands of city residents are getting nearly $40 million of medical debt wiped out.
St. Paul to wipe out medical debt for 32,000 residents
By using federal American Rescue Plan funds, the city paired with the nonprofit, Undue Medical Debt, and M Health Fairview to wipe out $40 million in medical obligations. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter says the plan is aimed at giving support to debt-strapped residents.
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