The national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt has been purchasing debt from providers to cancel the balance. Here's how they're working with Ari
Author:Â John Tanet
Published:Â 8:09 AM PDT July 16, 2025
Updated:Â 8:20 AM PDT July 16, 2025
PHOENIX — More than 352,000 Arizonans were just cleared of their medical debt.
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Wednesday morning that her administration has partnered with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to erase $429 million in medical debt for state residents.
Last year, Hobbs announced that the state would be providing American Rescue Plan Act funds for the nonprofit to buy back medical debts from providers and cancel the balance. The ambitious initiative aims to erase roughly $2 billion in medical debt over a two-year period












