Medical Expense Assistance

The agency provides financial assistance for people in Los Angeles County. Services include medical expense assistance for qualified, indigent individuals. There are no geographic restrictions. 

Los Angeles County has launched the Medical Debt Relief Program to cancel medical debt for qualified, financially burdened residents. Through this program, the county acquires and cancels eligible, outstanding medical debt so that the individual no longer has an obligation to pay it.

There is no application process for this program, and the program is unable to accept requests for help with medical debt.

Eligibility for this program is determined by several factors, including income, family size, and whether your medical provider has chosen to participate in the program. If you are selected for this program, you will get a letter in the mail from Undue Medical Debt/County of Los Angeles. The letter will explain which debt(s) have been canceled.

Visit DPH Medical Relief Program for more information including, Frequently Asked Questions, details about eligibility, and an example of what the selection letter will look like.

General information about consumer medical debt is available online at publichealth.lacounty.gov/hccp/medicalDebt.