PHOENIX Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the launch of a new medical debt relief program on Monday.
Around one million Arizonans will benefit from the program, which is called Affordable Arizona: Tackling Medical Debt for Working Families.
Arizonans deserve a break, Hobbs said in a statement. They deserve a government that fights for them, helping ensure that medical debt is not going to torpedo their lives.
How will the medical debt relief program work?
The governors office is partnering with a nonprofit called RIP Medical Debt to launch the program.
Hobbs will make $30 million in federal funds available to the nonprofit, which will use the funds to buy medical debts for pennies on the dollar.
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