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North Carolina is the 10th worst state for healthcare access. Many residents live in “healthcare deserts.”
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 @ 11:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Pro-life advocates slammed a decision on Friday from pharmacy giants Walgreens and CVS to begin selling abortion pills.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 4:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The "evidence" is a brochure
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 @ 7:48 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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A subsidiary of one of the largest health insurance agencies in the U.S. was hit by a cyberattack earlier this week from what it believes is a foreign “nation-state” actor, crippling many pharmacies’ ability to process prescriptions across the country.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 1:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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As of Feb. 1, 2024, 346,408 newly eligible North Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 11:22 am
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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“Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) accused Walgreens of racism after the company closed a pharmacy in her district.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 8:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on Dec. 1, 2023, 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 2:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort Promise Scholarship has helped to increase the number of new healthcare technicians locally and offered the opportunity for new credentials to existing workers, as on display through the large class of program graduates.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:49 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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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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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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On Tuesday, for the first time, a North Carolina House committee heard a bill (S.B. 3) to legalize marijuana use for certain medical reasons. The House Health Committee did not hold a vote on S.B. 3 but discussed the bill for about 30 minutes.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center ceased providing minors with “gender-affirming care” on June 1 after a bombshell report from Daily Wire host Matt Walsh last year prompted Tennessee lawmakers to prohibit doctors from performing sex-change treatments and surgeries on minors.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 7:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A federal judge on Tuesday concluded “gender identity is real” in a ruling that partially strikes down Florida‘s new law banning doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors.
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2023 @ 2:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Record drug shortages across the United States are delaying potentially lifesaving treatments for thousands of patients around the country.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 11:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of senators are calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take further action to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Healthcare technician certifications are excellent “stackable credentials,” in that students can earn one, start working in the field, and return for more even as they are gaining experience and earning an income.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 1:15 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Horrors of GTS
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 10:35 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The U.S. public health emergency that was declared to respond to COVID-19 ends today. North Carolina will continue to distribute the federally funded COVID-19 vaccines and tests for free to individuals who are uninsured while supplies last.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:18 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray to reduce drug overdose deaths driven by illicit opioids amid an ongoing epidemic largely fueled by the southern border crisis.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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“The NC Compassionate Care Act,” a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, will be discussed in a Senate committee today. It is the only bill on the calendar for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new report finds that North Carolina’s forest management plans effectively preserve forests while allowing for recreation and commercial use
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Missouri’s attorney general announced Thursday that he has launched a multi-agency investigation into the Pediatric Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after a whistleblower alleged that the facility’s practices are seriously harming children.
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 7:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, has filed the NC Compassionate Care Act (S. B. 3), a bill that legalizes medical marijuana. It was the first bill filed in North Carolina’s state Senate on Wednesday, the first day of bill filing.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 2:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services. This change will help save families money and increase access to care.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned about the national debt, expressing concern that the federal government’s obligations will eventually create a financial meltdown even as markets exhibit apathy toward the problem in the near term.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens have agreed to a $13.8 billion opioid settlement to resolve thousands of nationwide lawsuits, according to a new report.
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2022 @ 8:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden, like all Democrats, has constantly courted the college vote, but a new nationwide shortage could threaten that secured voting bloc — or at the very least force young Americans to pay more for a certain educational enhancer.
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 1:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A long-time leader in national and North Carolina Republican politics has passed away. Dr. Ada Fisher served as the RNC’s Committeewoman for North Carolina for more than decade, elected in June of 2008 and re-elected in 2012. She died Friday October 7, 2022 at the age of 74.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 12:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A second Raleigh healthcare company executive has pled guilty to defrauding the Medicare system for millions of dollars.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 4:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it. I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 8:45 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Pfizer’s COVID pill reportedly offered no measurable benefit for adults 40 to 65, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden touted news Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration is making hearing aids available over the counter — a move begun through a law signed under former President Donald Trump’s administration.
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2022 @ 11:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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