"I opened it up and it said, 'Your medical bill has been paid,'"
"I didn't believe it."
"It pairs not just medical debt relief going backwards, but it fixes the upstream problems."
"A key thought in her mind was, 'We don't have health insurance. Oh my God. We're gonna end up in debt.'"
All 99 hospitals in North Carolina agreed to stop collecting certain medical debts dating back to 2014 and erased roughly $459 and other balances for about 2.5 million residents. Hospitals pledged to automatically discount care for patients who qualify for financial assistance without requiring them to apply; a family of four with annual income under $96,000 qualifies. Hospitals worked with Undue Medical Debt and charity partners to identify eligible patients and send letters informing them that debts had been paid. The program aims to remove past burdens and prevent future medical debt through automatic assistance.
Read at www.npr.org
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