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On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 5:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. regarding regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence in health care.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 12:45 am
By: ENC NOW
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It should come as no surprise that the North Carolina Council for Women, whose mission it is to achieve equality for all NC women by advocating for education, health and safety, economic security, and social justice, supports women’s rights to make the reproductive decisions that are best for them
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 9:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) supports passage of House Bill 149 – Expanding Access to Healthcare, as passed by the NC Senate on June 2, 2022.
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 @ 11:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Brody School of Medicine alumna exemplifies school’s mission in addressing health inequities
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 2:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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For over two years, Beaufort County Health Director Jim Madson has kept Beaufort County citizens informed, through his monthly address to the Beaufort County Commissioners, of developments regarding Covid19, but could this health card merry-go-round diminish to a pitiable end?
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 9:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Health Director Jim Madson keeps Beaufort County citizens informed, through his monthly address to the Beaufort County Commissioners, of developments regarding Covid19.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Commission for Public Health denied a petition from UNC-affiliated universities requesting that all 17-year-old seniors entering the college system be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Action on a petition from university faculty asking for mandatory vaccines for college students would be premature, the state health department says.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 8:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County Health Director Jim Madson keeps Beaufort County citizens informed, through his monthly address to the Beaufort County Commissioners, of developments regarding Covid19.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 6:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Columbus County Seeks Approval of Nearly $28 Million Financing Package to Build Schools
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 11:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At the July 6, 2020 general meeting of the Beaufort County Commissioners, a myriad of issues were discussed, including Beaufort County Health Director James Madson.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County's Health Director Jim Madsen reported to the county commissioners, that the Coronavirus is certainly still making an impact in Beaufort County, even with only now 27 confirmed cases.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a vaccine clinic at Mission Health / Asheville-Buncombe Technical Conference Center (A-B Tech) to see people receive their vaccine.
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 8:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Beaufort County Health Director Jim Madson reports to Beaufort County's Commissioners on Covid, offering an update to the people of Beaufort County.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 10:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Vidant Health is proud to announce the Vidant Cancer Center Specialty Pharmacy at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) has achieved accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for its specialty product offerings.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 11:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The handling of the so called Corona Virus Pandemic to date is an example of extreme bad judgment in generating estimates of future contagious conditions, the severity of the virus and has trashed the Constitution of the United States.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 8:12 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) announced today that the North Carolina Rules Review Commission has given its final approval of an important rule change that will open doors for access to quality, preventive oral health care for the state’s most underserved.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reaching a major milestone in the implementation of the VA MISSION Act, landmark legislation passed last year that strengthens health care services at the VA.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2019 @ 11:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reaching a major milestone in the implementation of the VA MISSION Act, landmark legislation passed last year that strengthens health care services at the VA.
Published: Thursday, January 31st, 2019 @ 3:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 31 new appointees to various state boards and commissions for North Carolina, including the State Health Coordinating Council, the Minority Health Advisory Council, and the Domestic Violence Commission
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 @ 12:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper named 21 new appointees to various state boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services and the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 9:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced ten more appointments and elections to North Carolina commissions and boards, including the North Carolina State Commission for Public Health, the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, and the Coastal Resources Commission
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 1:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Our patients come first. Understanding their perspective, their values and their needs matters greatly and Vidant Health has long championed patient- and family-centered care. Our trained advisors volunteer their time and insights to the benefit of all patients and families we serve
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2017 @ 7:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As part of its mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina, Vidant Medical Center (VMC) in partnership with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU), is now offering a new life-saving treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 2:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Our guest today is six term Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson. Today's Topic is: "The New President and Fixing America's Government (the largest part health care)".
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2017 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2016, Vidant Health strengthened their mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina and advanced its vision to become the national model for rural health and wellness by creating a premier, trusted health care delivery and education system through strong results in quali
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 @ 10:50 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is concerned that insurers "have left health insurance markets in droves due to the increased burdens" of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much happened in the final hours of the N.C. General Assembly's latest session: some good, some bad, and altogether too much in general for those interested in good government to rest easy. The process used had a worrisome lack of openness and transparency.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5 to 2 to bequeath its public hospital to University Health Systems.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A resolution is on the Tuesday, July 7th, 2015, Beaufort County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda to dissolve the above described 9 member board, also known as the “Hospital Board”.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 5:07 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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When Vidant agreed to lease BC Hospital, they refused to assume the liabilities that were lurking from past mismanagement, an amount estimated to be around $22 million.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 1:29 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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Vidant Endoscopy Center-Tarboro, LLC has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its nationally-recognized standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's co
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 3:11 am
By: Chris Downey
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Last week the Gaston County commissioners voted unanimously to give themselves and future commissioners health insurance benefits for life at the taxpayers' expense after serving one term. Gaston County is already struggling to pay the cost of health insurance for its full-time employees...
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 8:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments...
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 6:52 am
By: Chris Downey
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The latest from Belhaven, NC is not good news. After Vidant Health Inc. reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the North Carolina NAACP, a ally of Vidant Health called Pantego Creek, LLC announced that it would stand in the way of the hospital staying open.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This survey is being conducted to learn about the health and quality of life in Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 5:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest from Belhaven, NC is not good news. After Vidant Health Inc. reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the North Carolina NAACP, a ally of Vidant Health called Pantego Creek, LLC announced that it would stand in the way of the hospital staying open.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 6:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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