It’s become a disheartening, but all-too-common, occurrence for people in major medical debt having to choose between paying for medicine and seeking health care, or eating and paying for housing or utility bills.
Gov. Josh Stein (center) listens as Dennis White talks about his experience with medical debt at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro on Wednesday.
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Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Dr. Shannon Banks speaks at Gov. Josh Stein's medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Dr. Joel Gallagher speaks about how medical debt impacts medical treatment at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro on Wednesday.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
NCDHHS Deputy Secretary Jonathan Kappler speaks at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein (center) listens as Dennis White talks about his experience with medical debt at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro on Wednesday.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Jordyn Bridger talks about her experience with medical debt at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Dennis White talks about his experience with medical debt with Gov. Josh Stein at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Undue Medical Debt Vice President talks about the their program that helps people payoff medical debt at the medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Gov. Josh Stein leads a medical debt roundtable in the auditorium of The Church on 68 in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

