KUAR | By Daniel Breen
Nearly 24,000 Arkansans in all 75 counties have had their outstanding medical bills paid off thanks to a coalition of nonprofits seeking to raise awareness of the negative impacts of debt.
The $35.2 million debt erasure was made possible by donors including the Arkansas Community Foundation, the Hope Credit Union and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.
Heather Larkin, president and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation, says the average debt erased was $1,500.
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A map displays the concentration of debt in collections in the United States.