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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2026 @ 3:32 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Berger sold out to Obamacare and Cooper
Published: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Steed
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North Carolina students returning for the spring semester are facing a disconnected classroom environment, following a Jan. 1 state deadline that required all public school boards to enact strict bans on the use of smartphones and laptops during instructional time.
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2026 @ 6:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A House Bill that provides funding for the Medicaid rebase in North Carolina is headed to the Senate floor for a vote, after passing in the Senate’s Appropriations/Base Budget Committee on Monday.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2025 @ 3:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s General Assembly recap
Published: Saturday, July 12th, 2025 @ 9:23 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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"Crossover" is a critical legislative deadline
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2025 @ 7:18 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a virtual meeting on Friday, March 1, 2024, for the Standardized Foster Care Trauma-Informed Assessment Workgroup.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2024 @ 2:15 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Controversy surrounds a healthcare provider’s decision to block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the request for proposal to hire the organization that will help manage the Children and Families Specialty Plan.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 9:53 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has signed a letter calling on U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to take additional steps to ensure that all forms of contraception are affordable and accessible.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 12:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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The state Supreme will not issue an order blocking its own March 2022 decision in a legal fight over government retiree health benefits. That decision allowed retirees to pursue a lawsuit to restore a discarded premium-free health care option.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is committed to improving youth behavioral health in North Carolina and is leveraging the historic investment from the NC General Assembly to ensure everyone receives the care they need when and where they need it.
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2024 @ 5:17 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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(Raleigh, N.C.) Today, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first GIP/GLP-1 called “Zepbound” for the purpose of weight loss.
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in Medicaid for people eligible through expansion.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 1:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Folwell most electable of three GOP primary candidates
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 @ 6:34 am
By: John Steed
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC Health and ECU Leave State Employees and Taxpayers with a $1 Billion Bill and Threaten the Tax-Exempt Status of the Pension Plan
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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High Medication Cost Leads State Health Plan to Consider Removing GLP-1 Drugs from Coverage
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 3:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s hospitals are being called out in a new report from the state treasurer’s office that shows a wide range in hospital pricing, huge price markups from Medicare rates, and a lack of price transparency.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 10:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New Program Partners with CVS Caremark, GoodRx, to Target Some High-Cost Prescriptions, Lowering Out-of-Pocket Costs for Members
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 2:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, Congressman Murphy introduced the No Fees for EFTs Act, bipartisan legislation to protect health care providers and patients from unnecessary fees associated with electronic fund transfers and payment transactions.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 9:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Duke Health and UNC Health are battling at the state Court of Appeals over state regulators' decision to allow a new 40-bed UNC Health hospital in Durham County.
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Savings to be reinvested in improving patient health and wellness
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 6:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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“I bill myself as a citizen public servant,” Jesse Thomas told Carolina Journal in a recent telephone interview.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 4:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The insurance could be used to cover gender services for minors.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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Around 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike this week hoping to get better pay and benefits in what has been described as the largest health care strike in U.S. history.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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At August’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said her department faced “a crisis” over inadequate funding for agency staff.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Orthotics & Prosthetics Recoups Funds, Credits the Department of State Treasurer
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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