North Carolina has the highest healthcare costs in the United States.
Posted by Michael Whatley, Checked
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Michael Whatley@WhatleyNCOct 6, 2026Roy Cooper made Healthcare Cost More! Cooper allowed healthcare premiums to jump 183% under his watch. Now, NC has the highest healthcare costs in the nation while he has raked in over $400k in donations from healthcare companies and their executives. Your family pays more for health care and Cooper gets paid off. Sounds corrupt to me.
Rankings of U.S. healthcare costs in 2026 show that states such as Alaska, Massachusetts, and New York lead the nation in healthcare spending and costs, not North Carolina.
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What we found
Contradicts. Data comparing healthcare costs across states in 2026 indicates that states like Alaska, Massachusetts, and New York have the highest per capita healthcare costs in the nation.[2][3]
Context. While reports note significant price disparities and high hospital markups within North Carolina, the state does not rank as the overall most expensive state for healthcare nationally.[1]
Sources
3 sources: 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1North Carolina Hospitals Charge Families Huge Price ...shpnc.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Mapped: The Most Expensive States for Healthcare in 2026visualcapitalist.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Mapped: The Most Expensive States for Healthcare ...facebook.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
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