Loss of Health Coverage Drives Some to Faith-Based Cost Sharing—Here’s What to Know

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Loss of Health Coverage Drives Some to Faith-Based Cost Sharing—Here’s What to Know
A doctor speaks with patient at the Broward Community and Family Health Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on April 20, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Reagan Noble leaped to block a shot on goal during the last game of the Eureka College soccer team’s 2022 preseason.

The blinding pain he felt on touching the ground came from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. As the 20-year-old was helped from the field, he began a weeks-long journey that included consultation with many doctors, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and physical therapy costing tens of thousands of dollars.