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A North Carolina survey also finds 36% of respondents report buying fewer prescription drugs.

Suppliers back new legislation to repeal the program, saying it will bankrupt firms and decrease patient access.

Legislation passed in the House would create an exemption for businesses with 20 or fewer employees.

The state Supreme Court will decide if a law raising burden of proof in emergency care lawsuits is constitutional. Doctors say reversal would hurt access.

But at least one Republican said the law would unfairly put small health insurance companies at a disadvantage by ending collaboration.