WEEKLY UPDATE: 12/18/25
This week, Governor Ned Lamont announced that nearly 40,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters notifying them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased under an initiative launched last year to provide relief to individuals with medical debt.
Governor Lamont announced the initiative in 2024, joined by the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA), Health Equity Solutions, and the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, with the goal of eliminating approximately $650 million in medical debt statewide by 2026.
This third round of the initiative is eliminating more than $63 million in medical debt. To date, nearly 160,000 Connecticut residents have had a total of $198 million in medical debt eliminated since the initiative began in December 2024.
“Medical debt can delay healing due to stress and anxiety about how to pay these bills,” Governor Lamont said. “This makes a real difference in the lives of our families, reducing fear and concerns. My administration continues to work with other medical providers to help additional families, and I urge all of them to step up and be part of the solution to address the cost of healthcare in Connecticut.”
“No one should avoid or delay seeking medical care because of a concern of inability to pay,” said Jennifer Jackson, CEO, CHA when the initiative first launched. “We also believe very strongly that medical debt should never limit an individual’s economic opportunity.”
Under the initiative, Undue Medical Debt leverages state investments to negotiate with hospitals and other providers to eliminate large, bundled portfolios of qualifying medical debt.
Eligible residents will receive an Undue Medical Debt–branded envelope in the mail over the coming days. There is no application process, and debt relief cannot be requested.
The initiative is supported by $6.5 million in ARPA funding approved by the governor and the Connecticut General Assembly.
Learn more in the governor’s announcement here.
