(CBS DETROIT) – Thousands of residents in Oakland County could have their medical debt erased under a new program using federal funding, officials announced Thursday.
Oakland County has partnered with RIP Medical Debt, a national nonprofit organization that acquires and erases medical debt for individuals going through financial hardship, to implement the program.
Through the program, $2 million of Oakland County’s American Rescue Plan Act funding to erase up to $200 million in medical debt for residents.
“No matter what a person’s circumstances are, a medical …
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