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St. Paul’s Medical Debt Reset Falters | Duluth News
St. Paul’s bold $15.4 million medical debt wipeout—funded by just over $1 million in federal COVID relief—ended up being a tale of ambition outpacing reality. Launched under former Mayor Melvin Carter’s “Medical Debt Reset,” the program aimed to buy and erase massive hospital bills, but stalled when hospitals refused to sell off debt. Despite national success for the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, St. Paul’s effort fizzled by June, with leftover funds redirected and critics questioning transparency. The city’s small investment yielded big relief for 14,000 residents—but the dream of a hundred…
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