Under the Dome: Health bill moves forward along party lines — with three exceptions
House Bill 79 would establish a 12-member North Carolina Small Business Retirement Savings Board to oversee the retirement ...
Successful rural county health program could go statewide — if politics don’t get in way
NC's Healthy Opportunities Program, "model for nation," helping rural areas with food, housing, utilities, could be expanded ...
Republicans Face Pushback on Potential Medicaid Overhaul
Republicans are exploring cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for the president’s priorities. But public opinion, a divided ...
NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Devdutta Sangvai discusses new role, Medicaid in NC & access to health care
Dr. Devdutta "Dev" Sangvai was sworn in as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 12, 2025. Sangvai spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Lena Tillett about ...
Gov. Stein talks Trump cuts, NC pushback and Musk’s ‘move fast and break things’ mindset
The North Carolina governor spoke with The News & Observer on Tuesday about the first three weeks of the new Trump ...
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Meet Sen. Kevin Corbin: Why the ‘voice of the far west’ believes in public schools
Kevin Corbin, a Republican from Macon County and the co-chair of important committees on education in the Senate, is pro ...
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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 ...
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Southern states are funding rural health, yet rejecting Medicaid
States are investing in rural health, but most Southern states have long rejected federal Medicaid funds. That’s unlikely to ...
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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Across the South, Rural Healthcare Has Become 'Trendy.' Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, a professor and health policy scholar at the University of North Carolina, said he doesn't expect ...
Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage
Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. Medicaid is the largest federal government program ...