Murphy announces seventh round of medical debt relief, wiping out $16 million for 14,000 residents
By: Shore News Network | Published: 2026-01-19 22:47:26 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com
TRENTON, NJ – Nearly 14,000 New Jersey residents will soon see their medical bills erased as Governor Phil Murphy announced the seventh round of the state’s medical debt relief initiative, abolishing almost $16 million in debt through a continuing partnership with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt.
Funded with about $165,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan, the latest round brings the total medical debt forgiven under the initiative to nearly $1.5 billion for more than 847,500 New Jerseyans. The nonprofit Undue Medical Debt purchases medical debt from the secondary market for pennies on the dollar and cancels it, with notification letters expected to arrive to affected residents in the coming weeks.
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