Los Angeles County has paid off $183 million in medical debt for more than 134,000 residents under a relief program approved last year.
Residents whose medical debts were erased with no strings attached began receiving county-sealed notices in the mail on May 19, informing them of the amount paid by the county and the recipient.
“If you get a letter in the mail from LA County and Undue Medical Debt this week—open it. We’ve eliminated medical debt for more than 134,000 residents, no strings attached,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a May 15 statement. “This is real relief, and it’s hitting mailboxes soon.”…