More than 97,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased, according to a Tuesday press release from the governor’s office.
This marks the fourth round of a state program that aims to cancel a total of roughly $650 million in medical debt for state residents by the end of this year. The initiative has erased a total of $513 million in medical debt for more than 250,000 residents since its launch in 2024.
“Medical debt is a burden carried by families in every Connecticut community, but it disproportionately affects working-class families,” Gov. Ned Lamont said in a statement in the press release. He also thanked the Connecticut hospitals and providers that have participated in the program.
