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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

By Public News Service Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Medical debt relief an early holiday gift for some in Los Angeles County

Medical Debt Suzanne Potter, producer,, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Christmas is coming early this year for some families in Los Angeles County. This week, letters are arriving in the mail letting them know their medical debt is being forgiven. Starting last year, some $363 million in medical debt owed by 171,000 people has […]

Thursday, May 22, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 22, 2025

Medical debt relief coming for thousands of Los Angeles County residents

More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents with heavy medical debt will receive a special notice in the mail this week. The notice declares the recipient’s medical debt has been erased or retired. This is the first wave of a new program. Last December, the county joined forces with the national non-profit Undue Medical Debt to launch the medical […]

Saturday, September 28, 2024

By Public News Service Saturday, September 28, 2024

Governor Newsom signs bill to eliminate most medical debt from CA credit reports

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Starting in January, medical debt will no longer count against millions of Californians’ credit scores thanks to a bill signed recently by Governor Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1061 will ban almost all medical debt from showing up on people’s credit reports. Jenn Engstrom, state director for the […]