NC Medicaid today announced several policy changes around the use of telemedicine in response to COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 3:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Council of State didn't approve EO, Forest says; unclear how new UI rules will work
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 10:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Gus Vickery has started a drive-through clinic in Asheville, where he has tested dozens of patients for COVID-19 in two days.
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The New York Post reports this week that the state of New York is facing a massive budget hole of roughly $6 billion.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2020 @ 9:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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S.B. 432 passed the House, 94-9, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and now goes to the Senate.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Since the beginning of his Administration, President Trump has put patients first so every American has the highest quality of healthcare in the world.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 8:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A unique grant celebrates East Carolina University’s commitment to using interprofessional collaboration to address emerging and challenging trends in health care, including opioid use and substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2019 @ 3:58 pm
By: ECU News Services
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President Donald J. Trump is delivering on his promise to bring more healthcare price and quality transparency for American patients.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 11:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, at the opening of the 2019 Opioid Summit, Governor Roy Cooper highlighted the state’s progress in addressing the opioid epidemic over the last two years and launched the updated Opioid Action Plan 2.0 to continue to combat this issue in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 8:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has signed the following bills into law:
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 3:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An eager crowd of bundled-up observers assembled early Jan. 17 in a vacant lot, huddling with government officials as steam from their coffee cups curled into the air
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 @ 11:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Unintentional opioid-related overdose resulted in 1,884 deaths in North Carolina last year, a 34 percent increase from the 1,407 deaths attributed to the same cause in 2016, and state health officials say the increase is due to the increase in potent illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 5:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina is strengthening its fight against the opioid epidemic by expanding the number of pharmacies participating in the Controlled Substance Reporting System
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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I understand that it's been decades since the last President came here. And I'm very surprised that President Obama didn't come here for Obamacare. Explain that one to me.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's time to end the global freeloading once and for all.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, thank you very much everybody. This is a very important day for our country in a lot of ways. But before we begin, we have another important subject.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will work every day to ensure all Americans have access to the quality, affordable medication they need and they deserve.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The President just finished rolling out new actions and proposals to drive down prescription drug prices for all Americans. The current situation is unacceptable, and fixing high drug prices is a top priority for the President.
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of my greatest priorities is to reduce the price of prescription drugs.
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2018 @ 10:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Incumbent Justin Burr, who is 32, is running for his sixth term as a state representative in House District 67. In the 2016 primary, he narrowly defeated contender Lane Burris in a two-way race with 51 percent of the vote
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 4:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a request for applications for community projects to combat the opioid crisis by advancing the goals of the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Thursday, April 5th, 2018 @ 9:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Republicans try to spark what many see as their last, best effort to repeal Obamacare, health-care analyst Avik Roy is throwing dirt on the Graham-Cassidy bill
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2017 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law today.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In the U.S. today, about one in 10 people have diabetes. In eastern North Carolina, the percentage is higher, with some counties having nearly one of six people with the disease.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Campbell University expects to play a lead role in the transformation of health care delivery in North Carolina, and to aid ailing rural communities by sending them health care professionals from its new School of Osteopathic Medicine, school officials said Thursday.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At a small medical practice in the Duplin County town of Wallace, one diagnosis tends to stand out."Diabetes is rampant in eastern North Carolina," said Dr. Mott Blair of Vidant Family Practice-Wallace. "Sometimes it seems like every patient you see has diabetes."
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 9:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Despite having 152 convicted murderers on death row, North Carolina has not conducted an execution since 2006.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 12:12 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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North Carolina could save more than $3 billion in Medicaid prescription costs over the coming decade by negotiating discounts through pharmacy networks...
Published: Monday, June 24th, 2013 @ 5:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The nation's leading headache powder companies--Goody's, BC Powders and Stanback - originated in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have filed and cosponsored a number of bills since my last newsletter, and will be highlighting some of those bills here
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 am
By: Bill Cook
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In education policy, America sticks out like a sore thumb when compared with our international competitors.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2013 @ 1:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Religious freedom is under new and sustained pressure. A recent Pew Forum report found that between mid-2009 and mid-2010, religious restrictions increased in every major region of the world.
Published: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 @ 2:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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