North Carolina wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M residents. Here’s how.

North Carolina’s medical debt initiative, announced in 2024, has delivered more relief than initially expected in a state ...

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents ...

Program, policies free 2.5M North Carolinians from $6.5B in medical debt

Updated policies by hospitals and creation of the Medical Debt Relief Program by the former governor has led to 2. 5 million ...

$6.5+ billion in medical debt erased in North Carolina

On Monday, Gov. Josh Stein and North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai announced more than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been forgiven in the past year.