 North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low and middle income residents. Governor Cooper speaking to reporters. This is a program that really, I think they're going to come out financially a lot better accepting this higher level of HAST money instead of continuing to go after people and not getting a whole lot of money. Cooper said the plan has the potential to help 2 million people in the state get rid of $4 billion in debt, much of which hospitals were never going to get anyway.