The following article appeared in the August 12, 2024, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with smart and original local news for Charlotte. We offer free and paid subscription plans. More info here.
All of the state’s biggest hospital systems — including Atrium Health and Novant Health — have opted into a new medical debt relief initiative that aims to wipe out old medical debt for up to 2 million North Carolinians.
The program promises higher federal payments to hospitals that agree to forgive medical debt deemed uncollectable for low- and middle-income patients.
Hospitals must also provide charity care and specific discounts to low-income patients based on their income, take proactive steps to make sure eligible…
