NC’s medical debt relief program has wiped out $6.5B owed, exceeding expectations

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that the state’s medical debt relief initiative has eliminated roughly $6.5 ...

More than $6.5 billion in medical debt erased in NC

Through North Carolina’s Medical Debt Relief Program, more than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been relieved for more than ...

Program, policies free 2.5M North Carolinians from $6.5B in medical debt

Updated policies by hospitals and creation of the Medical Debt Relief Program by the former governor has led to 2. 5 million North Carolinians being freed of $6.
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At HHS, proposed cuts to medical research and public health programs

The Trump administration on Friday called for cutting discretionary health spending by about 26 percent in fiscal 2026 and slashing medical research, public health and support service programs. The ...

North Carolina wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M residents. Here’s how.

North Carolina’s medical debt initiative, announced in 2024, has delivered more relief than initially expected in a state with a high rate of medical debt.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy says some CDC programs were eliminated by mistake amid DOGE cuts

ATLANTA, GA — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now says some programs at the Atlanta-based CDC were eliminated by mistake amid the DOGE cuts this week. He had been asked why the department cut a ...