WEEKLY UPDATE: 05/22/25
Governor Ned Lamont announced this week that more than 100,000 Connecticut residents will be notified that some or all of their medical debt has been eliminated under the second round of an initiative launched last year through a partnership between Connecticut hospitals, the state, and the nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt.
Those who have been identified for relief will receive a branded envelope and letter from Undue Medical Debt in the mail over the next several days.
In this second round, the state invested $575,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, and Undue Medical Debt was able to acquire and eliminate more than $100 million in qualifying medical debt. The first round occurred in December and saw the elimination of approximately $30 million in medical debt for 23,000 of the state’s residents. Those who qualify must have income at or below four times (400%) the federal poverty level or have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) was recently invited to share insight into Connecticut hospitals’ and health systems’ ongoing collaboration with Undue at an event convening health policy experts in New York City, as the city is implementing a parallel municipal program with the nonprofit.
Connecticut hospitals joined the Lamont administration in December to provide an update on the state’s first round of medical debt relief. The state aims to cancel a total of about $650 million in medical debt by 2026.
