By Michelle Crouch
UPDATE: As of the afternoon of Friday, August 9, Atrium Health, Duke Health and HCA/Mission Health had opted into Gov. Cooper’s debt relief program, according to spokespeople at those health systems. That means all of the state’s largest hospital systems are on board.
At least 37 of the state’s 99 hospitals have so far signed up for a new state program that promises them extra federal money if they agree to wipe out low-income patients’ old medical debt and to take steps to help those patients avoid debt in the future, state health officials said.
All of the hospitals in the Novant Health, Cone Health, UNC Health and ECU Health systems are participating, state officials said. In addition,…
