RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced Monday that the state’s medical debt relief program has exceeded all expectations, erasing $6.5 billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents since its launch last year.
WBTV Investigates has reported on the cost of medical debt to North Carolina families for years.
The program, which initially aimed to eliminate $4 billion in medical debt, has surpassed projections considerably, highlighting the widespread impact of medical debt on North Carolina families.
The medical debt relief program allows hospitals to collect additional federal healthcare funding when they forgive medical debt for patients earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level. For a household of…