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North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
The program, funded through federal Medicaid dollars, erased $6.5 billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents, surpassing initial projections, officials said.
- North Carolina has relieved over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents through a state program funded by federal Medicaid dollars.
- The program partnered with all 99 acute care hospitals in the state and the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to eliminate existing debt and prevent future accumulation.
- To qualify, hospitals had to relieve debt for low- and middle-income residents, adopt generous charity care policies, streamline financial assistance, and stop reporting medical debt to credit agencies.
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North Carolina wiping out $6.5 billion in medical debt, says Gov. Josh Stein
Gov. Josh Stein and other North Carolina leaders say the state has wiped out about $6.5 billion in medical debt as part of a first-of-its-kind program unveiled by the state’s Democrats in 2024. More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if they gave low- and middle-income patients the financia…
N.C. forgives medical debt for 2.5M residents
RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if they gave patients the financial relief and…
Over $6.5 billion in medical debt erased for millions of North Carolinians
Over $6.5 billion in medical debt was erased for over 2.5 million North Carolina residents.North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and the State Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai announced this move on Monday. This debt erasure realizes an initiative started by former Gov. Roy Cooper although, his Medical Debt Relief Program only aimed to erase $4 billion.Thousands of people have already gotten letters from hospitals saying their medical de…
NC program wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M residents
More than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been eliminated for over 2.5 million North Carolinians in the past year, according to Gov. Josh Stein, who made the announcement Monday, along with North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dev Sangvai. The state’s Medical Debt Relief Program, which is being facilitated by Undue Medical Debt, was started in July 2024 by former Gov. Roy Cooper and former NCDHHS Secretary K…
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