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With COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, experts emphasize …

WEBWeekly statewide data are reported by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. In January 2022, there were days when more than 5,200 people were …

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Medicaid expansion is off to a strong start in NC WUNC

WEBIn a recent interview with NC Health News, DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley said 280,000 people have received coverage through expansion as of Dec. 12. Data for …

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Not a booster: New vaccine rollout will differ from earlier COVID …

WEBThe newest COVID-19 vaccine was approved this week. State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Tilson wants North Carolinians to know, first and foremost, that …

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Changes in access to services for NC residents with disabilities …

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Rural providers especially excited about NC Medicaid expansion: …

WEBNorth Carolina legislators passed — and Gov. Roy Cooper signed — a Medicaid expansion law earlier this year. The move will bring health insurance to some …

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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

WEBThe Supreme Court heard arguments in a case examining a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions. Inscrutable. That is the only to accurately describe …

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Providers key in NC’s push to launch delayed Medicaid plans for …

WEBAfter multiple delays, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says it’s “on track” to implement specialized Medicaid plans this summer that …

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The HEART Program expands its mental health crisis response …

WEBThe HEART program, Durham's mental health crisis response program, has now expanded to serve the entire city. The program also has new hours and availability, …

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Why haven't Kansas and Alabama — among other holdouts — …

WEBWith Medicaid expansion, states and the federal government can cover those making up to 138 percent of the poverty level - about $20,000 a year for an individual. …

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Supreme Court looks at Idaho abortion ban when a woman's …

WEBThe Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the …

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Thousands of state employees will lose coverage of Wegovy, other …

WEBThe State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted yesterday to remove coverage of expensive weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda. Beginning April 1, …

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WakeMed will take on hospital-level mental care at Wakebrook

WEBA photo of UNC WakeBrook from 2013 UNC Health annual report. WakeMed Health and Hospitals will provide hospital-level mental health and substance …

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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution

WEBFifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal …

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Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid …

WEBThe new report, based on an analysis of 5½ years of court records from 2017 to 2022, identified 5,922 debt collection lawsuits that targeted more than 7,500 …

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State employees in North Carolina could lose coverage of …

WEBThe list prices per prescription refill for Wegovy and Saxenda, which come in four pre-filled pens that patients use to inject themselves, are $1,349 a month, according …

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Transgender youth in North Carolina dealing with medical …

WEBAdvocates say House Bill 808 is forcing delays in needed and desired health care and imposing burdens on those seeking care out of state. Family, doctor and …

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds

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Contract renegotiation could leave 200,000 UnitedHealthcare …

WEBUNC Health has notified health insurer UnitedHeathcare that it wants to renegotiate their contract. If both sides don't reach a deal by April 1, it could leave some …

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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant …

WEBIn 2023, Idaho's ban on emergency abortions was put on hold by a federal court. St. Luke's Health System said they only had to send one patient out of state for …

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NC increasingly funds crisis pregnancy centers, while advocates …

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Charlotte hospitals say ‘no thanks’ to charity’s efforts to erase

WEBThe nonprofit abolishes debt for individuals who earn less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level — about $120,000 for a family of four — or whose debts …

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Cursed at. Shoved. Punched. Bitten. Violence against doctors and …

WEBBy Michelle Crouch The Charlotte Ledger/ NC Health News. Emergency physician Jennifer Casaletto has been cursed at, shoved, punched, spat on and bitten …

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Access to abortion fraught with more logistical challenges as …

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North Carolina leaders mobilize to strengthen reentry support for

WEBTodd Ishee, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction, and Gov. Roy Cooper spoke about the state's efforts to improve reentry support on April 23 at the …

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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health WUNC

WEBSt. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic "jump scares" on All Born Screaming. Child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz says kids are experiencing …

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