UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, Friday July 19th at 11:00am. This week, we will hold space to reflect on the political violence that occured this weekend in Pennsylvania. And on this week when we could really use a win, Rebecca Cerese from the NC Justice Center will also join us to celebrate a huge milestone in Medicaid Expansion enrollment, and talk about a new groundbreaking state initiative to relieve medical debt for two million North Carolinians. Review this week's Actions & Resources on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
Call to Action - Send Message to NC Hospital CEOs about Medical Debt! This month, the Governor’s Office and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced a groundbreaking, win-win initiative to relieve medical debt for two million North Carolinians, cap interest rates on medical debt, provide generous discounts on hospital prices to families with certain incomes, automatically enroll people into charity care, and prohibit selling debt to collectors. But this plan can only move forward if hospitals agree to participate. By choosing to participate, hospitals could boost their bottom line by drawing down federal dollars while simultaneously protecting patients from medical debt. Use this NC Justice Center tool to urge hospital CEOs to help North Carolinians with Medical Debt!
