WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Earlier today, Governor Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state plans to relieve as much as $4 billion in medical debt for an estimated two million North Carolinians. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) joins patient advocates and public health organizations across the state in applauding thi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 5 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The North Carolina Justice Center applauds Governor Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley's announcement of a groundbreaking initiative to forgive medical debt going back 10 years for North Carolinians living at 350% of the federal poverty level or below. We urge every hospital in North Carolina to embrace this plan without delay once it is approved by the Centers for Med  more