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Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer

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Across North Carolina, Medical Debt Exacts a Heavy Toll

By Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer and Noam N. Levey September 23, 2024

The state has among the highest levels of medical debt in the country, data shows.

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How North Carolina Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt

By Noam N. Levey and Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer Illustration by Oona Zenda September 23, 2024

State officials threatened to withhold public money from hospitals, pioneering a strategy that could become a national model.

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