More than 22,000 patients of Trinity Health of New England will have their medical debts erased after an agreement with RIP Medical Debt, a national nonprofit.
The total amount of erased debt totals $32.76 million, based on 22,300 individuals and 39,000 past-due accounts, according to a statement from Trinity Health. The relief does not include Medicare or Medicaid debts.
RIP Medical Debt acquires medical debts from financially burdened people and erases them, then notifies those affected in writing. RIP contracts with health care systems. Individuals cannot request RIP to erase their debts.
