CMS Approves North Carolina’s Plan to Use Medicaid Funds for Medical Debt Relief for North Carolinians | King & Spalding
On July 26, 2024, CMS approved the plan of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to use North Carolina’s Medicaid program to increase reimbursements to hospitals that forgive medical debts. The program would relieve as much as $4 billion in existing medical debt for families…