The Granite State’s new motto: Live free, then pay the hospital bill

By: Shamecca Brown, Columnist

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 723

Last Updated: 3 days, 9 hours ago

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Let’s stop pretending.

New Hampshire’s motto is “Live Free or Die.” But if you’ve been to an ER in Manchester lately, you know there’s a third option they don’t put on the license plates: Live free, then pay the hospital bill for the next 20 years.

Here’s the part politicians don’t want to say out loud: Health care is now the #1 problem in America. Not inflation. Not immigration. Not crime. Health care. …

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