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The attack on the Moore County substation that left over 45,000 homes and businesses without powers for days was one in a recent string of such attacks. Worse, such attacks have increased tremendously just this year alone.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 4:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 256 to support the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 by providing flexibility for health care workers and care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 245 to strengthen the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 with more health care workers and flexibility for care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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ECU, Vidant and Dartmouth partnership targeted ethical vaccine distribution
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 2:34 am
By: ECU News Services
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 9
Published: Friday, March 12th, 2021 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many Facilities Can Resume Visitation
Published: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 @ 3:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCDHHS will be expanding access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers and staff from COVID-19.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since start of pandemic, NC nursing home outbreaks are spreading less and ending faster
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 5:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order returning regulatory authority for skilled nursing facilities to the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 9:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will partner with Omnicare, a CVS Health company, to make facility-wide testing available to residents and staff in all North Carolina skilled nursing facilities.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 2:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 3:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Cooper administration may be inviting Medicaid fraud, thanks to an executive order the governor issued Tuesday, May 12.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2020 @ 6:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Division of Health Benefits (NC Medicaid) is providing additional funding to support nursing homes and adult care homes for older adult Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with or at high risk of contracting COVID-19.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 1:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The coronavirus did what years of lawmaking and lawsuits failed to do — pushed North Carolina to temporarily waive barriers on telemedicine and the controversial certificate of need laws that restrict the supply of health care.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 2:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A list of COVID-19 recommendations from the State Board of Elections is apt to hit a nerve with legislative Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 @ 4:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted an annual report to the legislature on Nov. 1 highlighting significant progress in the Transition to Community Living Initiative (TCLI)
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 1:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper signed into law House Bill 128, a law that makes it illegal to fly a drone over or near prisons and jails, where drones can be used to deliver contraband like drugs, weapons and cell phones to inmates
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 9:27 am
By: Governor's Office
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The U.S. Department of Justice should butt out of North Carolina's mental health problems, since it is partially responsible for getting us into the situation we now face.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 11:31 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina has fewer hospital beds and MRI scanners than other states, and restrains psychiatric services because of a regulatory process that protects legacy health care providers
Published: Monday, February 23rd, 2015 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos today released the product of a departmental work group established immediately following the abrupt closure of several adult care facilities early this year.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill intended to reduce medical-related lawsuits and expenses stemming from the state's certificate of need process and to make it easier for private
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pat McCrory ran a winning gubernatorial campaign and now faces the even larger task of governing.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina and 34 other states have what are called Certificate of Need (CON) Laws. The purpose of CON Laws is to restrict entry into the market for medical facilities and equipment.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ 8:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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