Connecticut to Become 1st State to Eliminate Medical Debt for Residents | EWTN News Nightly

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Connecticut is set to become the first state to eliminate medical debt for its residents. Governor Ned Lamont announced that up to $1 billion will be erased as the state works with a non-profit that buys medical debt and eliminates it at a reduced cost. Households making $156,000 or whose medical debt equates to 5% or more of their annual income, will be eligible under the program. A total of 250,000 residents of the Nutmeg State are expected to benefit from the program. Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, Louis Brown, joins to share his reaction to this pioneering program. Brown discusses why the state of Connecticut would do this for its residents and also where the money will come from. He explains whether Connecticut is the tip of the spear on the erasure of medical debt and whether he sees other states or the federal government following suit with similar programs. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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• Money & Stewardship