Beshear directs state money to nonprofit to forgive medical debt for Kentuckians

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directing $2.5 million in state funding meant for housing to a national nonprofit with plans to forgive outstanding medical debt for tens of thousands of low-income Kentuckians. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference announcing the move, Beshear said the poor credit scores that some Kentuckians have who carry medical […]
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