Connecticut to become 1st state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents: Exclusive
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Connecticut to become 1st state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents: Exclusive

Connecticut will become the first state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents‚ Gov. Ned Lamont announced exclusively Friday on "Good Morning America." The state plans to erase approximately $1 billion in medical debt this year by leveraging $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds‚ it said. "This is not something they did because they were spending too much money‚ this is something because they got hit with a medical emergency‚" Lamont told "GMA." "They...