Josh Stein slashes $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M residents
‘Medical debt is a tremendous weight keeping so many families from financial security, and, unlike most other forms of debt, it’s not a choice.’
‘Medical debt is a tremendous weight keeping so many families from financial security, and, unlike most other forms of debt, it’s not a choice.’
The ruling hands a legal defeat to the Democratic Governor by a court composed of five registered Republicans and two Democrats.
By July they’ll have to curb debt collection practices by not telling credit reporting agencies about unpaid bills and by capping interest rates on medical debt.
‘This milestone and the speed at which we’ve reached it shows just how life-changing Medicaid expansion is for our state and we will continue to get more eligible North Carolinians enrolled.’
To President Biden, this top is a big f***ing deal.
‘As you get sicker, the bills pile up.’
‘This has been an unnecessarily long and agonizing journey for many North Carolinians.’
Just because the budget’s enactment still will get Medicaid expansion across the finish line doesn’t mean it will be easy for Democrats to vote for the plan.