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Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients.

The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donorfunded organization that negot…

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