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Connecticut will be first state to cancel medical debt for all eligible residents

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the medical debt relief should go into effect by June.

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  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    ABC News exclusive: Connecticut will be 1st state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Connecticut will become the first state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents, Gov. Lamont announced exclusively on "Good Morning America."

  2. ABC 7 New York

    This state to become 1st to cancel medical debt for eligible residents: Exclusive (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Connecticut will become the first state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents, Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed in an exclusive announcement on "G...

  3. Newsweek

    Medical debt to be wiped out for 250,000 people (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Connecticut will be the first U.S. state to cancel medical debt for certain households, it was announced on Friday.

  4. FOX Business

    Connecticut Gov Lamont says state will be 1st to cancel medical debt for all eligible residents (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced his state would become the first to erase or eliminate medical debt for all eligible residents.

  5. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Connecticut cancels $650M in medical debt for residents (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    Connecticut will cancel about $650 million in medical debt for approximately 250,000 residents this year, becoming the first state to do so, Governor Ned Lamont announced on Friday.

  6. NBC New York

    Connecticut to cancel medical debt for thousands statewide: governor's office (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Connecticut will become the first state to implement a plan that would cancel medical debt for thousands of people statewide under a state law, according to the...

  7. New Hampshire Public Radio

    CT to begin erasing medical debt for eligible residents (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    Connecticut will use funding from the American Rescue Plan Act this year to forgive medical debt for an estimated quarter million state residents, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office.

  8. CNN

    Connecticut to become first state to cancel medical debt for many residents (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Connecticut will cancel roughly $650 million in medical debt for an estimated 250,000 residents this year, becoming the first state to provide this type of relief, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday.

  9. Blaze Media

    Connecticut to become 1st state to cancel medical debt, wiping out $1B for 250,000 residents: Gov. Lamont (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Connecticut Democratic Governor Ned Lamont told ABC News' "Good Morning America" on Friday that the state plans to become the first in the nation to cancel medical debt for eligible residents.The state estimates that 250,000 residents could see approximately $1 billion of medical debt cleared.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Connecticut governor announces plan to wipe out medical debt for all residents (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday a plan to wipe out $1 billion in medical debt using American Rescue Plan funds.

  11. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Connecticut will be first state to cancel medical debt for all eligible residents (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the medical debt relief should go into effect by June.

  12. New York Post

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says state will be first to cancel medical debt for all eligible residents (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Connecticut will cancel medical debt for all eligible residents, its governor announced on Friday, making it the first state to do so.

  13. Hot Air

    Connecticut "Erasing" Medical Debt for Some (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Most of the recent public discussions of debt cancellation have dealt with Joe Biden’s seemingly endless efforts to “erase” student debt. In Connecticut, Democratic Governor Ted Lamo...

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