Posted inCoronavirus, Health ‘Unique historical fear’ of Carle Health billing practices may lead some to skip COVID-19 vaccine, health officials worry by Kyra Senese, Documenting COVID-19 project, Brown Institute for Media Innovation May 12, 2021January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest The hospital’s decades-long reputation for aggressively billing patients has resurfaced anew during the pandemic.