'A continual cycle': Losing a baby late in pregnancy more common in the South, new report shows
Losing a baby late in pregnancy is more common in the South than in other regions of the United States, according to a new report given exclusively to NBC News.The difference is dramatic: Compared ...
Under the Dome: Is Medicaid at risk? What to expect from congressional funding cuts
Gov. Roy Cooper joins Democrats nationwide speaking out against a House resolution that could slash federal Medicaid spending ...
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NC Medicaid expansion faces uncertain future as GOP eyes federal cuts
A Republican budget plan could jeopardize Medicaid coverage for nearly 630,000 North Carolinians, with rural communities at ...
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NC Medicaid, Medicare partner faces 90% budget cut
The North Carolina Navigator Consortium faces a funding cut of more than 90%, dropping its total budget from $98 million to ...
Healthy Opportunities program in North Carolina helps reduce Medicaid costs, study finds
A state-run pilot program aimed at helping North Carolina Medicaid recipients address their health-related social needs, such as food insecurity and housing instability, led to less spending over time ...
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CMS Rescinds Waivers For CHIP Programs, ‘Section 1115’ Medicaid
The agency said Tuesday it will consider states’ applications on a case-by-case basis, Modern Healthcare reported. The programs pay for high-risk services such as help for people transitioning from ...
Congress plans to slash spending. Cooper says Medicaid is threatened. Here’s what we know.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper warned about potential cuts to programs like Medicaid after House Republicans passed a budget ...
Volunteers, lawmakers wear 'Suits and Sneakers' to fight cancer
Lawmakers and volunteers participated Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the yearly “Suits and Sneakers” advocacy event, during which ...
NC Democrat boycotts Trump’s speech to Congress. Here’s why
A North Carolina Democrat planned to boycott President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night. Rep. Valerie Foushee, of Hillsborough, announced her plans in a video posted to social media ...
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NC Healthy Opportunities Program helped reduce Medicaid costs
A state-run pilot program aimed at helping North Carolina Medicaid recipients address their health-related social needs, such ...
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Mission Hospital ties for No. 1 spot on NC best hospital list
Mission Hospital has earned the top ranking in Business North Carolina’s (BNC) annual list of North Carolina’s Best Hospitals, tying at No. 1 with Duke University Hospital and WakeMed Raleigh. This ...
NC Democrats, Republicans want different messages from Trump’s congressional address
Before President Donald Trump addresses Congress for the first time during his second term in office Tuesday night, North ...