North Carolina bill seeks to curb health care costs by restricting new state health plan mandates
North Carolina state representatives have introduced a bill that would aim to lower healthcare costs for taxpayers by ...
Proposed health bill could impact half of North Carolina residents
In total about half of North Carolina's residents would be affected if the bill becomes law, state legislators said Tuesday.
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Devdutta Sangvai takes over as North Carolina’s top health official
Another priority, he said, is addressing the ongoing shortage of health care professionals across the state. Demand for registered nurses, in particular, is expected to exceed North Carolina’s ...
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The North Carolina State Health Plan faces mounting financial challenges
The State Health Plan, which covers about 8% of North Carolina’s insured population, is working to close a projected ...
North Carolina officials, education and care providers condemn Trump funding freeze
North Carolina officials and advocates denounced President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal ...
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Federal lawsuit targets North Carolina's 'broken' foster care system for urgent reforms
Children, already traumatized by something in their home life, are spending years in North Carolina's foster care system after ... Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, which ...
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These hospitals suspended transgender care amid Trump's executive order. But can they do that?
“Right now, hospitals and health systems are subject ... southern states like Texas and North Carolina prohibit doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care medications and surgeries to ...
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HCA’s purchase of Mission Health did not lead to lasting improvements, Wake Forest academic report concludes
Other states can draw lessons from 2019 HCA deal, could give AGs more power to regulate sales, strengthen certificate-of-need laws, it notes.