WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – It’s a crisis that’s plaguing families and individuals across the country, but North Carolina leaders say there is a cure.
Governor Roy Cooper and other state leaders announced a plan to reduce medical debt.
North Carolina leaders essentially laid out a roadmap other states can use to lower the amount of medical debt nationwide. It’s a new toolkit, aimed at making a big difference.
“I’m just so excited for people who are finally getting this off their shoulders because many of these people were very burdened by this. Honest, hardworking people who did not want to be in debt,” said Governor Cooper.
Cooper and other state leaders, paving the way to encourage hospitals to help relieve medical debt, and…
