The Fair Fight Political Action Committee donated a total of $1.34 million to the nonprofit organization RIP Medical Debt to clear debts that carried a face value of $212 million, the Associated Press reported.
The state where the most people received the debt payoffs was Georgia, where 69,000 people had their medical bills paid.
Abrams founded Fair Fight Action after losing the 2018 election for governor of Georgia.
"I know firsthand how medical costs and a broken healthcare system put families further and further in debt," Abrams said in a statement.
"What is so important about this is the tie between Medicaid expansion and just crushing medical debt," Groh-Wargo said.
She also said research shows states that expanded Medicaid have lower rates of medical debt.
"There does need to be a larger solution around what we do about medical debt.". »
