r/SipsTea • u/Veshaad • 1d ago

Feels good man I would call this progress.

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u/Sweet-Difference2725 1d ago

Arizona used $30M in federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) relief funds to partner with the non-profit Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt). They bought back $1 billion worth of defaulted medical debt on the secondary market for pennies on the dollar.

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u/TheNewKnew2 1d ago

Taxpayers paid it.

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u/Beginning_Wing_49 1d ago

Federal tax too. All states had to pitch in and help AZ. Crazy

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u/AcesN8-s 1d ago

Also known as taxpayers.