Overview
- Notices will arrive this week to more than 141,000 Arizonans whose medical debt has been canceled.
- The latest round brings the program’s total to $642 million erased for 485,000 people, according to the governor’s office.
- Arizona partners with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which buys bundled accounts from hospitals and collection agencies at steep discounts.
- Eligibility includes incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level or medical bills equal to at least 5% of annual income, with no application required.
- Relief applies only to debts held by participating providers, and the state aims to ultimately cancel up to $2 billion affecting 1 million residents.