TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday $100 million in medical debt will be eliminated for tens of thousands of New Jersey residents. As part of an initiative to make health care more ...

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a second round of medical debt relief on Tuesday for 77,000 eligible people. The state teamed up with Undue Medical Debt again nearly two months after they partnered for ...

New Jersey has eliminated $120 million in medical debt for 77,000 residents in the second round of its relief plan. The state used $900,000 in American Rescue Plan funds and worked with Undue ...

About 77,000 patients with unpaid bills ... Jersey? New Jersey's health care industry has exploded in recent decades as onetime community hospitals have expanded into large, diversified research ...

The program is designed for the “purchase, cancellation and forgiveness of medical debt,” providing critical relief to those ...

Eight million borrowers facing “persistent financial burdens,” such as those brought on by unexpected medical ... forgiveness — but it’s not a done deal yet. The Education Department ...

Debt forgiveness is only one option for managing difficulties with repayment. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ... Unexpected medical expenses can accumulate quickly, leading ...

New Jersey has one of the highest student loan repayment total in the country ... graduates pay on average $209 monthly in student loan debt, according to the study, which provides a stark ...

Officials said some examples of costs that might impose hardship include high medical or child-care bills, or the ongoing fallout from a natural disaster. Jillian Berman is the deputy enterprise ...

Borrowers saddled with high costs to care for loved ones, unexpected medical bills ... Others could apply for forgiveness based on their financial circumstances. The new regulations could affect ...