North Carolina has long had among the highest rates of medical debt in the nation. (Ethan Hyman/ehyman@newsobserver.com) Much of North Carolina’s medical debt relief under the state’s debt-forgiveness ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. State program erased $6.5B for 2.5M patients using Medicaid-linked hospital reforms. Relief concentrated in Mecklenburg where ...