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At Risk: Young Adults Without Health Insurance

At Risk: Young Adults Without Health Insurance

COURTESY RING Tchernavia Montgomery, executive director of Charlotte-based Care Ring, said North Carolina lawmakers’ reluctance to expand Medicaid eligibility, combined with lack of access to private health insurance in the federal market, makes harder for young adults to get coverage. When Tash Qawwee left her mother’s health insurance at the age of 22, she began …

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North Carolina hospitals earned millions from federal health insurance

North Carolina hospitals earned millions from federal health insurance

PICTURES | ATRIUM HEALTH Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, seen Oct. 24, is owned by Atrium Health. Atrium Health, North Carolina’s largest hospital system, has publicly stated that in 2019 it provided $640 million in services to Medicare patients that were never paid. Atrium Health, North Carolina’s largest hospital system, has publicly stated that in …

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