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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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Recognition highlights ECU Health’s commitment to rural health care
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 8:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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Governor Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley Joined Doctors, Advocates and New Beneficiaries at Enrollment Fair in Charlotte
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced eligible hospitals in the state will begin receiving payments through the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program (HASP).
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 9:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Committee will hold a field hearing on Access to Health Care in America: Challenges in Rural and Underserved Communities.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 8:52 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley announced today that DHHS will launch Medicaid Expansion on Dec. 1, 2023, giving more than 600,000 North Carolinians access to health care.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the passage of the state budget and Medicaid Expansion:
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 10:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Members of Congress toured hospitals, joined community leaders at roundtable discussion
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 7:28 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Since June 1, at least 18,000 people have lost health care coverage who likely would have been able to keep it under Medicaid Expansion
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 11:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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An estimated 9,000 people will lose health care each month until Medicaid Expansion starts
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 9:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Recent closure of Martin General Hospital Has Significantly Impacted Delivery of Care in Martin County
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Series of roundtables will take place in rural areas where hospital closures have impacted delivery of health care
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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She woke up Monday morning complaining about feeling “kinda punk.” After breakfast I found her on the front porch wrapped in a blanket, shivering in the 90-degree temperature.
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina Senate is considering a bill that would make it easier for military and foreign doctors to practice in this state.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 10:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"Today is a loss for conservatism," said Donald Bryson, president of the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina to become 40th state to expand Medicaid, expected to provide health coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Expansion will provide coverage to more than 100,000 eastern North Carolinians
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 6:47 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Cooper Proposes Historic Investments in Education, Economic Development, and Workforce Without Raising Taxes
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement:
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 11:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Expansion would provide health coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Rural hospital recognized as a leader in physician engagement
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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It takes a lot of chutzpah to speak to a group of doctors about healthcare, but I am known to venture into areas which I probably shouldn’t.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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ECU Health, Brody School of Medicine innovate to solve maternal health challenges
Published: Monday, November 28th, 2022 @ 7:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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As the North Carolina General Assembly plans to return to Raleigh Tuesday, The N.C. Healthcare Association has indicated a potential break in the standoff over certificate-of-need reform. Disagreements involving CON have helped block a deal for Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critizies Certificate of Need Law for Damaging the Affordability of Medical Care and Patients' Access to Rural Hospitals
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. House passed a bill Tuesday evening 101-6 that would direct the state’s health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's largest hospital systems profited from billions COVID relief funds and Medicare payments.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 5:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Health Committee discussed a bill Thursday that would direct the state health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan, to expanding Medicaid with work requirements for the expansion enrollees.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy for State Health Policy Find that North Carolina's Seven Largest Hospital Systems Reaped Billions of Dollars in Cash, Investments and Profits After Taking COVID Relief
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 7:03 am
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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