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Successful rural county health program could go statewide — if politics don't get in the way
North Carolina might expand an experimental initiative to address the nonmedical health needs of low-income residents by using Medicaid dollars.
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NC gains federal renewal of key funding source for medical debt relief, Medicaid expansion
A key federal funding commitment has been renewed that's at the heart of making possible North Carolina's ground-breaking ...
Under the Dome: NC lawmakers propose bipartisan bill aimed at lowering health care costs
Rowe said his office is honoring detainer requests as required under House Bill 10, the ICE cooperation law enacted last year ...
MedPage Today2d
Across the South, Rural Healthcare Has Become 'Trendy.' Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
Other states have made similar investments. The University of Georgia, for example, has established a new medical school, ...
Benefits Pro2d
Rural health care has become ‘trendy’ — Medicaid expansion has not
There’s a large gray cloud hanging over Medicaid expansion right now, and that’s because there’s so much uncertainty about ...
New NC health secretary reveals priorities: improving healthcare access and child welfare
Devdutta Sangvai, former president of Duke Regional Hospital, was tapped by Gov. Josh Stein to lead the department as North ...
northcarolinahealthnews.org2d
‘Approved or denied’: Health care providers say insurers too often deny care for profit
Insurers say they help lower patient costs by helping people avoid unnecessary or inappropriate health services.
Hoodline3d
NC ‘Into the Mouths of Babes’ Program Celebrates 25 Years of Advancing Child Oral Health with Medicaid
NCDHHS's "Into the Mouths of Babes" program celebrates 25 years of promoting oral health for NC's youngest Medicaid-insured kids.
Insurancenewsnet.com3d
Monday numbers: The risk to North Carolina if Trump and Congress slash Medicaid
Lost to many in the flood of controversial directives and proposals emanating from Washington in recent days is the serious ...
Hosted on MSN3d
The risk to just one swing state if Trump and Congress slash Medicaid
Lost to many in the flood of controversial directives and proposals emanating from Washington in recent days is the serious ...
Axios Charlotte on MSN4d
Demand for GLP-1s for weight loss is surging in North Carolina, just like it is nationwide
The number of prescriptions for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic is rising in North Carolina, just as it is ...
Murphy: Bill needed to preserve Medicare for patients, physicians
Protection of access to care for Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in rural and underserved areas, has drawn a proposal from a North Carolina congressman in part combatting ...