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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Medicaid postpartum health care coverage will be extended from 60 days to 12 months for eligible people in North Carolina beginning April 1, 2022.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled, 4-2, that 220,000 state government retirees had a contractual right to premium-free health care benefits that had been promised to them. Now a trial court will have to determine whether state changes to those benefits a decade ago violated the contract.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative aims to improve outcomes, lower costs, and increase efficiency in oral health care for underserved populations
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC Department of Health and Human Services Partners with Community Organizations to Launch Mobile Health Clinics Across State
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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In an odd and worrying decision, a judge in Wisconsin ruled that seven workers who were recently hired away from one company could not start working for their new company unless their previous employer received some accommodations from them.
Published: Saturday, February 5th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) knocked Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts for siding with the liberal justices to allow a vaccine mandate for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments.
Published: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 5:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nothing that requires the labor of others is a right.
Published: Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate, although the battle over the jabs continues.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 6:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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“We believe the punitive damages award is a message that an employer cannot terminate and replace employees in order to achieve greater diversity in the workforce.”
Published: Friday, December 24th, 2021 @ 2:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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A federal judge on Tuesday partially blocked New York’s vaccine mandate for health care and long-term care workers throughout the state.
Published: Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 @ 3:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Governor Cooper signed Executive Order 225, extending certain DHHS regulatory waivers to facilitate the provision of health care and vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, October 28th, 2021 @ 6:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed the state’s decision to award InSight Health Corp. a certificate of need for a mobile PET/CT scanner.
Published: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 @ 4:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lags in rankings for health care and inclusion, highlighting the need to close the coverage gap
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 9:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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We expect health care providers to focus on improving people’s lives.
Published: Monday, July 26th, 2021 @ 8:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Starting July 1, nearly 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will begin receiving the same Medicaid services in a new way through NC Medicaid Managed Care health plans.
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 9:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU’s Country Doctor Museum reopens, showcases rural health care during past pandemics
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 4:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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From Medicaid changes to increased resources for behavioral health, to higher monetary thresholds for requiring Certificate of Need, the budget bill touches on key healthcare policy issues.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 3:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This legislation works to codify programs that have been successful for veterans
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 7:45 am
By: Thom Tillis
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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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Philip Klein of National Review Online highlights the latest misinformation from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Published: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Casey Mulligan explains at National Review Online why some left-wing health care ideas would have serious negative consequences.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 9:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The converging crises our nation faces today have exposed and exacerbated inequities that have long been with us.
Published: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 @ 12:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU student groups thank ‘health care heroes’ with free coffee
Published: Saturday, March 27th, 2021 @ 9:13 am
By: ECU News Services
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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 governor’s health-care panel recently released a set of guiding principles for medical management in the state.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 8:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With President Biden in the White House and Democrats in control of both houses of Congress, conservatives are bracing for a flurry of policy changes on issues they care about.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 1:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Council on Health Care Coverage held its last meeting today to finalize principles to help guide Governor Roy Cooper and legislative leaders as they consider options to increase affordable and comprehensive health coverage for North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2021 @ 4:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As Gov. Roy Cooper enters his second term as governor, he sees North Carolina dragged down not just by the COVID pandemic, but by racism, unaffordable health care, and unequal opportunity.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2021 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Kevin Williamson of National Review Online challenges popular notions about problems plaguing American health care.
Published: Saturday, December 26th, 2020 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received approval to use federal matching funds to expand services for the evidence-based early childhood program, Reach Out and Read.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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