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Nonprofit Eliminates $6.5 Million in Medical Debt for 97,000 Connecticut Residents

Undue Medical Debt has cancelled overdue hospital bills for 97,000 Connecticut residents, marking the organisation's third state partnership after similar programmes in Arizona and Maine. The debt relief programme purchased and forgave $6.5 million in medical debt that families could not afford to pay.

Good News Network · Wednesday, 3 June 2026

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Nonprofit Eliminates $6.5 Million in Medical Debt for 97,000 Connecticut Residents

The nation’s largest buyer of overdue medical debts has yet again relieved the burden of past hospital expenses for thousands of Americans. Having worked with state governments in Arizona and Maine, Undue Medical Debt (UMD) has now eliminated some $6.5 million in unpaid medical bills for 97,000 residents of Connecticut. It’s thanks to a program […] The post US Nonprofit Again Wipes Out Millions in Hospital Bills–This Time for 97,000 Residents of Connecticut appeared first on Good News Network.

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