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State regulators have approved an additional 70 hospital beds and four operating rooms for hospitals in Wake County, a far cry from the 246 hospital beds and 13 additional operating rooms that were requested.
Published: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 @ 2:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) began sending out letters last week to up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program and now qualify for full NC Medicaid benefits
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 @ 12:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State is a laggard among the 50 states on healthcare outcomes at a rank of 42nd, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Medicaid expansion is likely to increase the cost of healthcare for all North Carolinians, including those on the State Health Plan (SHP), according to state Treasurer Dale Folwell.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"Today is a loss for conservatism," said Donald Bryson, president of the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled his plan Wednesday that will put $1 billion into addressing North Carolina’s mental health and substance use crisis.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 12:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Folwell said the consolidation of healthcare has resulted in lower quality, lower access, and higher cost.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When the Affordable Care Act was passed it contained an option for states to extend Medicaid coverage to adults with an income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, beginning in January 2104.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 10:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The state has given WakeMed preliminary approval to build a new hospital in Garner and a new mental health hospital in Knightdale. The state also approved adding beds to both Duke Raleigh and UNC Rex hospitals.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 12:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Fayetteville’s Dr. Dickson Schaefer is working as hard as he can, but his Cumberland County waiting room keeps filling back up.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Centene Corporation, a provider of managed health care services, has backed out of plans to move its east coast regional headquarters to Charlotte.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2022 @ 4:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critizies Certificate of Need Law for Damaging the Affordability of Medical Care and Patients' Access to Rural Hospitals
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state's certificate-of-need law.
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 3:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Health Committee discussed a bill Thursday that would direct the state health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan, to expanding Medicaid with work requirements for the expansion enrollees.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House leaders have called a Health Committee meeting for first thing Thursday morning, June 23, 2022, to vote on a bill that would direct the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop a Medicaid Modernization Plan by December 15, 2022
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 5:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Senate passes Medicaid Expansion Bill 44-2 on Wednesday. H.B. 149 also includes the SAVE Act, which would address needs in rural areas and giving nurses more independence, and partial repeal of some Certificate of Need Laws
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 @ 1:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh May 18th for the “short” session they will be greeted by good news.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: Tom Campbell
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There are plenty of places to eat in your town. There is no wait to speak of, either. But the local eateries just aren’t that appetizing. The food really isn’t that good; the service, less than ideal.
Published: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At least one judge considering the latest certificate-of-need case at the N.C. Court of Appeals sees a key problem with the state’s CON law.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 5:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Certificate of Need laws give the state control of medical resources.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Certificate of Need laws have ruined governors and exiled the wealthy and the powerful to federal prison.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 8:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday kicked off the new two-year state legislative session, and many politicos have stars in their eyes at the possibilities inherent with the new beginning.
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2021 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers are returning to Raleigh, and they have a loaded agenda.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 10:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is still selling Medicaid expansion, but Republican lawmakers still aren’t buying.
Published: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 @ 3:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Senate committee passed protection for direct primary care providers and discussed regulatory reforms to prepare hospitals and other health care workers for the second wave of the coronavirus.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 5:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Months now into the COVID–19 quarantine, we’re still probably some time away from a new normal, however that looks.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 10:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A surgeon’s challenge to make health care more affordable for his patients is another casualty of the coronavirus.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 1:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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North Carolina will have to ramp up its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic before thinking about restarting its economy, a roadmap by Scott Gottlieb warns.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2020 @ 3:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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