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County to use ARPA funds with Undue Medical Debt initiative after hospitals identify about $82M owed locally
Summary
Administrator reported the county is finalizing an UnDue/Undue Medical Debt initiative that works with hospitals to identify and eliminate medical debt; early hospital data indicated about $82M in qualifying debt and the county allocated $100,000 in ARPA to the effort.
Kalamazoo County administration told commissioners March 4 that it is finalizing participation in an Undue Medical Debt initiative to relieve qualifying medical debt for county residents. The county’s initial data-gathering with area hospitals identified approximately $82,000,000 in outstanding local medical debt; the county allocated $100,000 in ARPA funds toward the program rollout.
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