North Carolina unveils plan to incentivize hospitals to forgive medical …
WEB5 days ago · North Carolina unveils plan to incentivize hospitals to forgive medical debt and beef up charity care. Gov. Roy Cooper and state health officials want to offer enhanced Medicaid funding to hospitals that agree to cancel existing medical debt for low-income patients and establish robust charity care policies. A national organization that tracks ...
Governor Cooper Takes Action to Lessen the Burden of Medical Debt …
WEBRaleigh. Jul 1, 2024. PRESS RELEASE — Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced new actions leveraging the state’s Medicaid program that will encourage hospitals to relieve a potential $4 billion in existing medical debt for approximately two million low and middle-income North ...
North Carolina government aims to incentivize hospitals to …
WEBRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to ...
NC governor moves to wipe $4 billion in medical debt - Axios
WEB5 days ago · More than two million North Carolinians could be freed of medical debt in the coming years under a newly announced plan from Gov. Roy Cooper and state health department secretary Kody Kinsley.
NC governor announces plan to eliminate $4B in medical debt
WEB4 days ago · A new plan could wipe or reduce your medical debt if you live in North Carolina. Gov. Roy Cooper announced the plan Monday. He claims it could relieve $4 billion of existing medical debt with no ...
North Carolina government is incentivizing hospitals to relieve ...
WEB5 days ago · North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to take unpaid bills off ...
Lower-income patients could have medical debts wiped away …
WEB4 days ago · Seniors are eligible if the monthly family income is $1,704/month or less. Under the proposal, patients at or below 300% of the federal poverty level could receive discounts on medical bills of between 50-100%, depending on income. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced in a press release on …
Gov. Cooper announces proposed plan to reduce medical debt
WEB5 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Kody Kinsley announced a proposal that could eliminate up to $4 billion in medical debt for around 2 million people. DHHS is requesting that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approve …
Medical debt: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper incentivizing …
WEB5 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to ...
NC Gov. Cooper presents a plan to erase some residents' hospital ...
WEB5 days ago · Agree not to sell medical debt held by people with incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level to debt collectors. The plan has the potential to erase $4 billion in medical debt for 2 million people, Cooper said. However, there may be some limits to the relief in cases where hospitals have sold debt to collection agencies or where ...
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