Nearly 70,000 Massachusetts residents have $38 million in medical debt erased
The Atrius Health Equity Foundation and Undue Medical Debt are mailing letters this week. Together they have cleared more than $293 million since 2024.
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Letters going out this week tell nearly 70,000 Massachusetts residents that a share of medical debt has been erased, WBUR reported. The Atrius Health Equity Foundation and Undue Medical Debt are clearing about $38 million in this round. Since the partnership started in 2024, the total wiped away is more than $293 million.
The letter is how people learn their news. This round does not empty every medical bill in the state, and it does not cover a bill that arrives later. It is the latest piece of a program that has already reached a much larger sum, delivered to mailboxes rather than through a public contest for who gets help.
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