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The number of debt collection lawsuits that have been filed by North Carolina hospitals from 2017 to 2022 targeting more than 7,500 patients and their family members, generating more than $57 million in judgments for the hospitals. Nationwide, about 100 million people have some form of health-care debt.

(NPR — Aug. 16, 2023)


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