The report states that North Carolina is among the most consolidated and least affordable for healthcare, but its hospitals were three times more profitable than the national average in 2019.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Treasurer Folwell Applauds Ruling
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A group of residents from western North Carolina filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Aug. 10, against HCA Healthcare and Mission Health alleging the anti-competitive business practices have driven medical prices up and the quality of health care down in that part of the state.
Published: Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unions won a new stronghold in North Carolina. Patients will pay the price, experts say.
Published: Monday, September 21st, 2020 @ 4:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “will be the most pro-union president since [Franklin Roosevelt],” Jill Biden said of her husband Monday during a teleconference sponsored by a nurses’ union.
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is in the middle of a union battle at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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About a dozen protesters stood in the rain on an Asheville sidewalk at Mission Health on Friday, Aug. 21. Some held umbrellas or “Vote No” signs.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2020 @ 7:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is home to one of the biggest union battles in the South.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 10:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In February 2019, after months of negotiation, Western North Carolina’s Mission Hospital was sold to HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital company.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 6:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In some non-COVID related health news, the New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) is moving forward with its proposed research and clinical partnership with Novant Health and UNC Health.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Volatility in financial markets related to President Trump's imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs has N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell's attention
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 9:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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