NC Gov. Cooper presents a plan to erase some residents’ hospital medical debt ...Middle East

Dave Almeida of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley and Gov. Roy Cooper at a press conference on medical debt forgiveness. (Photo: Lynn Bonner)Gov. Roy Cooper announced a plan that could erase hospital medical debts for low- and middle- income residents with bills they can’t afford to pay. The plan involves increased federal payments to hospitals in exchange for the hospitals forgiving old medical debt and helping patients avoid new debt.  The federal government must approve the plan and hospitals must agree to specific conditions for debt forgiveness.  Nearly half a million people have enrolled in expanded Medicaid since December 1. But the weight of medical de

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