Thirty-six percent of Californians have medical debt, leading to delayed or neglected medical care. L.A. County is set to spend $5 million to forgive medical debt for its residents, partnering with Undue Medical Debt to address financial challenges.
Janice Hahn emphasized the moral obligation to assist debt-burdened families, highlighting the critical need to prevent sickness from leading to poverty. This initiative aims to prevent hospitals' unpaid patient bills from being sold to collection agencies, instead canceling the debts entirely.
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