Beshear signs executive order creating Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program

Governor Beshear said he signed an executive order establishing the Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program and directed $2,500,000 to the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to begin relieving burdens of medical debt for eligible Kentuckians (SEG 245–267). He described medical debt as a leading cause of bankruptcy and said, "There’s no application process. Those who benefit will receive a letter," explaining that the first 46,000 qualified Kentuckians have already had over $100,000,000 erased and that the program aims to eliminate about $250,000,000 in medical debt for residents (SEG 279–286, SEG 273–274).