新泽西州通过非营利伙伴关系免除53 000名居民的8 600万加元医疗债务。 
New Jersey forgives $86M in medical debt for 53,000 residents via nonprofit partnership.
53 000多名新泽西岛居民正在获得减免,因为大约8 600万美元的医疗债务正通过国家与非营利的不到期医疗债务的伙伴关系得到免除。 Over 53,000 New Jersey residents are receiving relief as about $86 million in medical debt is being forgiven through a state partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. 该方案的对象是家庭收入在或低于联邦贫困水平400%的个人——单身个人约为62 600美元——或医疗债务相当于其年收入5%或以上的个人。 The program targets individuals with household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level—around $62,600 for a single person—or those with medical debt equal to 5% or more of their annual income. 该倡议自启动以来,现已为828 000多名居民消除了近14亿美元的债务,其目的是减少财政压力,鼓励及时提供医疗服务,并改善保健成果。 The initiative, now eliminating nearly $1.4 billion in debt for over 828,000 residents since launch, aims to reduce financial strain, encourage timely medical care, and improve health outcomes. 官员们强调,负担得起的医疗保健有助于人们获得治疗,同时又不牺牲基本需要。 Officials stress that affordable healthcare helps people access treatment without sacrificing basic needs.
