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As of Feb. 1, 2024, 346,408 newly eligible North Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 11:22 am
By: ENC NOW
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Members of the North Carolina Rural Health Association (NCRHA) visited Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2024, to meet with elected officials and advocate for policies to improve access to care in rural areas.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 12:51 am
By: ENC NOW
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Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on Dec. 1, 2023, 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 2:47 am
By: ENC NOW
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. has introduced legislation, the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act, a bipartisan measure to prevent the full Medicare physician fee schedule cuts from being implemented on January 1, 2024.
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:10 pm
By: ENC NOW
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Committee will hold a field hearing on Access to Health Care in America: Challenges in Rural and Underserved Communities.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 8:52 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss how people can access support to help quit smoking, vaping or using tobacco, as well as other ways they can care for their health
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley announced today that DHHS will launch Medicaid Expansion on Dec. 1, 2023, giving more than 600,000 North Carolinians access to health care.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to be selected among several entities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration investment in increasing access to maternal care
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: ENC NOW
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In a press conference on Tuesday where he delivered remarks on “expanding access to mental health care,” President Joe Biden bragged that his administration had “ended cancer as we know it.”
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 7:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden claimed it was “close to sinful” for states to block minors’ access to “gender-affirming care,” effectively standing between children and trans-activist medical professionals.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 1:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative launches in North Carolina to make it easier for military families to access and afford quality child care from community providers.
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2023 @ 11:54 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services. This change will help save families money and increase access to care.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: ENC NOW
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National accreditation confirms patients have access to standardized, high-quality comprehensive care
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 2:16 pm
By: ENC NOW
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President Biden will issue an Executive Order on Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services, building on actions that the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to protect access to reproductive healthcare services and defend women’s fundamental rights.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Democrats introduced a “Transgender Bill of Rights” on Tuesday to “protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.”
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 1:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Alexis McGill Johnson, joins Gov. Cooper to emphasize importance of leaders committed to protecting women’s health care
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2022 @ 11:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) supports passage of House Bill 149 – Expanding Access to Healthcare, as passed by the NC Senate on June 2, 2022.
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 @ 11:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lower access to health care, higher tax burdens add up to ‘bad medicine’ for N.C.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 4:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH — More people in North Carolina will have better access to both the behavioral health and physical health care services they need through several behavioral health clinics across the state, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Rep. Greg Murphy (NC-03) released the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 3967 – Honoring our PACT Act, a bill that improves access to health care and benefits for over 3.5 million toxic-exposed veterans.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2022 @ 8:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over a year in, an innovative program that combines telemedicine, telepsychiatry and nutrition support is increasing access to health care for North Carolina mothers and improving health outcomes for their babies.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 7:44 am
By: ECU News Services
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The healthcare industry remains a major economic driver in rural, tobacco-dependent, and economically distressed communities. The Golden LEAF Foundation supports the healthcare industry by funding projects that directly lead to the creation of new jobs and increased access to healthcare services.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislation introduced in this session of the General Assembly seeks to reduce restrictions created by certificate of need laws, which critics say reduce access to health care and increase costs.
Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 @ 12:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced this week would decrease healthcare costs and increase access to medical care for North Carolinians, by eliminating our backwards and restrictive Certificate of Need (CON) laws.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Health care is a right, not a privilege — and ensuring that every single American has access to the quality, affordable health care they need is a national imperative.
Published: Sunday, March 7th, 2021 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Representative John Bell (R-Wayne) and Senator Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) filed companion legislation (HB 91 and SB 103) to reduce and streamline unnecessary regulations to improve and expand access to care for children with autism.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 8:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Biden at Signing of Executive Orders Strengthening Americans’ Access To Quality, Affordable Healthcare
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 1:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Biden-Harris Administration will open a Special Enrollment Period for Americans to sign up for health coverage and roll back attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and access to reproductive health care
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will continue two programs that help North Carolinians access services such as relief payments, access to primary medical care, diagnostic testing, food and additional supports during the pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 7:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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No matter who the president is, or which political party has control of Congress, access to affordable health insurance and the medical care that goes along with it has been top of mind for years.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2021 @ 3:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper will join members of The North Carolina Council on Health Care Coverage for its third meeting today as the Council discusses options and guiding principles to expand access to health care coverage for North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2021 @ 10:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly will convene its biennial session Jan. 13. They’ll talk about how to get the economy back on its feet, address a learning gap in education, improve access to quality health care at an affordable price, put together a tax and spending plan and begin the centennial redistricting p
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 11:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, I have signed into law H.R. 8247.
Published: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 @ 10:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Drone technology supports rapid and flexible delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines expanding access to medical care
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2020 @ 4:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health continues to increase access to essential care and services, supported by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Mandy Cohen’s announcement on Friday, May 1.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 11:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has waived restrictions to increase access to caregivers to provide flexible child care and elder care during the coronavirus emergency.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 9:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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President Donald J. Trump is empowering patients and providing access to quality, affordable healthcare options.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rural patients could get more access to dental care, as dental hygienists can now treat patients in high-need areas without direct supervision, the N.C. Rules Review Commission decided Thursday, Jan. 16.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) announced today that the North Carolina Rules Review Commission has given its final approval of an important rule change that will open doors for access to quality, preventive oral health care for the state’s most underserved.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, more Americans are working than ever before. Virtually every demographic is achieving historic low unemployment rates.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2019 @ 11:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Trump has made expanding access to child care and paid family leave a priority of his Administration.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2019 @ 10:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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