Giving birth shouldn’t come with a bill that follows you home. A new survey shows 1 in 4 moms go into medical debt after labor and delivery, even when they’re insured. For those who do, the average debt is nearly $3,000 — at the exact moment families are welcoming a new baby. This isn’t about poor planning or personal failure.�It’s about a healthcare system that puts patients on the hook for unpredictable, unaffordable costs — even for essential care. At Undue, we step in after the harm happens,

Thousands of families in the Baton Rouge area are getting life-changing news this week. 17,000 residents will receive letters letting them know some—or all—of their medical debt has been abolished. In partnership with the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation and Capital Area United Way, nearly $22 million in medical debt has been erased across multiple parishes—without applications, paperwork, or strings attached. This relief matters because medical debt isn’t just financial.�It causes stress. It

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