New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announces $100m medical debt relief program for 50,000 residents using American Rescue Plan funds.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a $100 million medical debt relief program for around 50,000 residents, leveraging $550,000 from the American Rescue Plan funds. Partnering with Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit, the program aims to help families struggling with medical bills and prohibits reporting medical debt to credit agencies, targeting residents who earn at least four times below the federal poverty level or have medical debts equal to 5% or more of their annual income.

August 20, 2024
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