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Treasurer, advocates press for $1M to expand medical‑debt relief program that has erased $7M so far
Summary
Supporters urged the Finance Committee to appropriate $1 million to the state's medical debt relief program created in 2024; witnesses said $50,000 forgiven $7 million in medical debt for nearly 3,000 Rhode Islanders and argued additional funding would continue that leverage and mitigate high personal financial harms.
Representative Shellcross-Smith and others urged the House Finance Committee to add $1 million to the state medical debt relief program established last year.
Proponents, including a witness from the Office of the General Treasurer, said the program has already used a relatively small…
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