Rebecca Cerese, health policy advocate at the North Carolina Justice Center and a member of PNHP, was interviewed by NBC Nightly News for a segment on September 20, 2024. Ms. Cerese discussed the surprise announcement by Advocate Health that it would cancel outstanding medical debts and put a halt to its aggressive collections—following an unflattering national news story.
“Dealing with an illness or loss of a loved one is hard enough,” she said. “We should not be compounding that with this additional stress of facing financial ruin.”