North Carolina hospitals wipe out $6.5B in medical debt
10/19/25 at 03:50 AM
North Carolina hospitals wipe out $6.5B in medical debt
Becker's Hospital Review; by Andrew Cass; 10/13/25
North Carolina’s medical debt relief program has surpassed its initial financial projections, relieving more than $6.5 billion in medical debt from 2.5 million residents over the past year. ... The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services partnered with Undue Medical Debt — formerly RIP Medical Debt — to support participating hospitals and help them identify medical debt that is eligible for relief. Hospitals are continuing to work with Undue Medical Debt to facilitate full implementation of relief over the next year.