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Undue Medical Debt outlines debt‑abolition model and partnership terms for Austin
Summary
Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit, briefed the committee on a model that purchases and abolishes medical debt for eligible residents. The group described program prerequisites, contract terms and examples from other U.S. jurisdictions and noted limits on targeting and the need for multi-year city or philanthropic commitments.
Undue Medical Debt presented to the City Council Public Health Committee on June 4, describing its national model to purchase and abolish medical debt and options for a potential city partnership.
Courtney Storey, vice president of government initiatives, said the nonprofit combines philanthropic donations and government contracts to buy accounts in collections and remove balances for eligible residents. “Our government work alone has abolished almost $4,500,000,000 in debt for over 3,500,000 individuals,” Storey said.
Undue staff said Texas has among the highest average medical-debt burdens in the nation and that the average medical-debt balance for a Travis County resident is about…
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