Gov. Cooper announces proposed plan to reduce medical debt
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Gov. Cooper says this move can help North Carolina financially. “We must reduce medical debt to help North Carolinians and our economy thrive,” Cooper said.
NC governor announces plan to eliminate $4B in medical debt
WEBJul 2, 2024 · 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's new Medicaid plan aims to erase $4 billion in medical debt
WEBGovernor Roy Cooper and the Department of Health and Human Services announced a plan involving the state's Medicaid program on July 1, 2024. This plan aims to get hospitals to relieve up to $4 ...
Plan incentivizes hospitals to forgive NC medical debt
WEB5 days ago · North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a plan to increase federal payouts to hospitals that ease medical debt of middle- and low-income residents.
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 Gov. Cooper presents a plan to erase some residents' hospital ...
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Gov. Roy Cooper announced a plan that could erase hospital medical debts for low- and middle- income residents with bills they can’t afford to pay. The plan …
Medical debt: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper incentivizing …
WEBJul 1, 2024 · 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...
Gov. Cooper unveils plan to erase medical debt for up to 2 ... - MSN
WEBNorth Carolina has one of the highest percentages of adults with medical debt among all U.S. states, according to a 2024 study.
Cooper plan would give hospitals extra Medicaid money to …
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that he and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) are trying to entice hospitals with extra Medicaid funding in exchange for eliminating billions in medical debt and preventing it from occurring in the future.
Gov. Cooper, NCDHHS take action to lessen burden of medical debt …
WEBJul 2, 2024 · RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday 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 2 million low- and middle-income North Carolinians and ease the burden of …