January 22, 2024
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$18 Million Investment Will Provide Relief for up to 500,000 New Yorkers Burdened With Medical Debt, Becoming Largest Municipal Medical Debt Relief Program in Country
New York New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today announced a pioneering medical debt relief program, that will invest $18 million over three years to relieve over $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of working-class New Yorkers. Medical debt the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States disproportionately affects uninsured, under-insured, and low-income households, and …
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