AG Ellison, Senator Liz Boldon, and Representative Liz Reyer announced the Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act (SF 1347), legislation which makes a one-time, $5 million appropriation to buy and forgive the medical debt of hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans through a partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a national medical debt-forgiveness nonprofit. Undue Medical Debt estimates that $5 million could relieve approximately $500 million in medical debt from roughly 250,000 – 400,000 Minnesotans.

"When last year’s Debt Fairness Act went into effect, I promised that helping Minnesotans with the burden of debt so they can afford their lives would remain a priority for my Office and these legislative champions. The Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act is the next phase of that crucial work. When passed, this bill will be a win for struggling Minnesotans who didn’t choose to get sick and who didn’t ask for the debt that came along with that. It will support our hospitals by helping them fulfill their commitment to community wellbeing, while also getting uncollectable debt off their balance sheets. And at a time when the politics of cruelty are on full display in the White House, it will be a beacon that Minnesota’s commitment to helping our neighbors remains as strong as ever."- AG Ellison