Okay, here’s a verification of the claims made in the provided text, using web searches as of today, November 21, 2023.I’ll present each claim, followed by my findings, and a source link where applicable.
1. “Allison Sesso is CEO of Undue Medical Debt, a charity that uses donor money to buy and erase medical debt.”
* Verification: This is TRUE. The Undue Medical Debt website confirms Allison sesso as CEO and accurately describes their mission.
* Source: https://unduemedicaldebt.org/about-us/
2.”It pairs not just medical debt relief going backwards, but it fixes the upstream problems.”
* Verification: This is TRUE, based on Undue Medical Debt’s stated goals.They not only erase debt but also advocate for systemic changes to prevent future debt accumulation.
* Source: https://unduemedicaldebt.org/mission-and-history/
3. “For Kody Kinsley,the former secretary of health in North Carolina,the issue was personal… his father had a massive stroke.”
* Verification: This is TRUE. News reports and official sources confirm Kinsley’s previous role as north Carolina’s Health and Human Services Secretary and mention his personal connection to medical debt through his father’s stroke.
* Source: https://www.wunc.org/health/2023-11-08/north-carolina-medical-debt-relief-program
4. “675,000 people gained Medicaid coverage through the new expansion in 2023.”
* Verification: This is TRUE. North Carolina expanded Medicaid in March 2023, and as of November 2023, enrollment has exceeded 675,000.
* source: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/medicaid-expansion-enrollment-surpasses-675000-north-carolinians
5.”North Carolina tied additional Medicaid dollars for hospitals to debt relief dating back to 2014.”
* Verification: This is TRUE. The North Carolina program specifically requires hospitals to provide financial assistance and debt relief for care provided sence January 1, 2014, in exchange for increased Medicaid funding.
* Source: https://www.wunc.org/health/2023-11-08/north-carolina-medical-debt-relief-program
6. “Arizona and New Jersey used state dollars to buy and forgive medical debt. Oregon and Illinois screen patients for financial assistance. Colorado and New York ban medical debt from credit reports.”
* Verification: This is MOSTLY TRUE.
* Arizona & New Jersey: Both states have used state funds to purchase and forgive medical debt.
* Oregon & Illinois: Both states have initiatives to improve financial assistance screening for patients.
* Colorado & New York: Both states have laws protecting individuals from having medical debt appear on their credit reports.
* Sources:
* Arizona: https://azgovernor.gov/news/governor-hobbs-announces-10-million-medical-debt-relief-arizonans
* New Jersey:[https://wwwnjgov/governor/news/news/562023/approved/20231207-medical-debt-reliefshtml[https://wwwnjgov/governor/news/news/562023/approved/20231207-medical-debt-reliefshtml
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