Connecticut to Remove Medical Debt for Thousands Across the State

Connecticut will become the first state to use American Rescue Plan Funding to forgive medical debt among residents, reports New Hampshire Public Radio. Last year, state policymakers allocated $6.5 million in the state budget towards erasing eligible residents’ medical debt and over the next several months, Connecticut will collaborate with a nonprofit that purchases medical debt at a reduced rate to begin the process. Eligibility for relief extends to state residents whose medical debt exceeds five percent of their income or who earn up to four times the federal poverty line. Notification for eligible individuals could occur as early as this summer, according to the governor’s office.