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Health care is expensive.

By some estimates, a fifth of North Carolinians have medical debt in collections.

The N&O is working on a series of stories that breaks down how we got to this point and provides readers with some ways to make health care more affordable.

We’ll touch on how to fight unfair medical bills and whether there’s a way to shop around for providers beforehand to reduce costs, among other things.

Here’s where you come in. We want to hear your stories. Have you successfully fought a medical bill? Are you entangled in a years long battle to get a bill corrected? Have you tried to shop around for medical care? How did it work out?

Tell us more information by filling out the Google form below, or click here to access the form. Any questions you have about medical billing are welcome. None of the responses to this form will be used in an article without your permission.

This story was originally published March 13, 2023 at 7:00 AM.

Teddy Rosenbluth
The News & Observer
Teddy Rosenbluth covers science for The News & Observer in a position funded by Duke Health and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. She has covered science and health care for Los Angeles Magazine, the Santa Monica Daily Press, and the Concord Monitor. Her investigative reporting has brought her everywhere from the streets of Los Angeles to the hospitals of New Delhi. She graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in psychobiology.
Richard Stradling
The News & Observer
Richard Stradling covers transportation for The News & Observer. Planes, trains and automobiles, plus ferries, bicycles, scooters and just plain walking. He’s been a reporter or editor for 38 years, including the last 26 at The N&O. 919-829-4739, rstradling@newsobserver.com.
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