Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says state will be first to cancel medical debt for all eligible residents

Connecticut will forgive medical debt for all eligible residents, the governor announced Friday, becoming the first state to do so. Gov. Ned Lamont appeared on “Good Morning America” to announce the state will forgive medical debt for thousands of residents in a new initiative aimed at relieving people of significant financial burdens. Then he said. […]
Connecticut governor unveils plan to nix medical debt for eligible residents

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced Friday a plan to cancel medical debt for residents of the constitutional state, a first-of-its-kind initiative. The plan was there first announced on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” According to ABC, the plan includes using $6.5 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to cancel $1 billion in […]
Nearly 1 in 5 eligible taxpayers don't claim this 'valuable credit,' IRS says – CNBC

Leila Bird | E+ | Getty Images But nearly 1 in 5 eligible taxpayers did not claim the EITC, with the average amount in 2022 being $2,541, IRS Commissioner Danny Wuerffel told reporters at a press conference last week. . “This is ‘a lot of money’ that millions of Americans are entitled to receive, but […]