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

Thousands of Saint Paul residents will soon receive notices of medical debt cancellations
The city of Saint Paul is using funds from the American Rescue Plan to cancel roughly $110 million in medical debt for residents.
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 ...
Carter announces relief of medical debt for thousands of St. Paul residents
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter says the goal is to help 43,000 St. Paul residents who are struggling to pay for expenses to become medical debt-free within the year. These people are either considered to be low-income or have very high bills.
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?
City of St. Paul will eliminate medical debt for 32,000 residents
"It's a win for everyone," St. Paul Mayor Melvin Cater said. "And it's just the beginning." 32,000 people will receive a surprise notice in the mail from St. Paul and Undue Medica
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.
City eliminates $100 million in medical debt for unsuspecting community members
The city of St. Paul has announced that it will eliminate $100 million in unpaid medical debt for its residents, and those being offered relief will soon receive notices, as they don’t have to apply.
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has announced that nearly $40 million in medical debt will be wiped out for 32,000 St. Paul ...
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