Another more than $200 million in medical debt has been wiped out for Arizonans. And the recipients are going to know who to thank: Gov. Katie Hobbs.
The new figure was announced Monday by Allison Sasso. She’s the president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, a company that agreed earlier this year to use some $10 million in state American Rescue Plan COVID relief dollars to buy up medical debt from hospitals and doctors for a few pennies on the dollar, eliminating a negative mark on the credit reports of those who racked up the bills.
All totaled, according to the governor’s office, the program has so far erased $642 million owed by more than 485,000 Arizonans.
Yes but only at a fraction of what these companies act like it should be. When a company is telling you it costs $100 but then magically will take $1 for the same services…some shit is going on with the system.
The pizza shop wanted to charge you $20,000 for your pie, but since you have a PizzaProtect Care Plan, it will actually only cost you $35.
Fuck, you put the idea out there and now I fully expect to see a PizzaCare membership pop up at a pizza place within a year.