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RALEIGH, N.C. — As many as 25,000 health care workers in the mental health and substance abuse field could be out of a job under new state requirements to help reel in health care costs with better oversight and more accountability.

Ultimately, that could lead to anywhere from 40,000 to 50,000 patients going without the required care they need, says John Tote, executive director of the Mental Health Association in North Carolina. Story continues here ➤