Healthcare

State Senate Passes Bill To Require Clearer Hospital Billing

Jessica Jones — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:30:31 +0000

Senate lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow patients to compare prices for medical procedures.
Senate Bill 473 would require hospitals to make the cost of common inpatient and outpatient procedures public.

North Carolina Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:29:34 +0000

North Carolina’s Republican Lawmakers are sticking by conservative principles early in Gov. Pat McCrory’s first term. Last week, he signed legislation cutting unemployment benefits. The move was an attempt to pay back debt owed the federal government earlier.

And this week, legislators voted for and sent along a piece of legislation that would reject a federal option to expand Medicaid.

Insourcing Healthcare

Frank Stasio and Nicole Campbell — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:54:00 +0000

With Obamacare in effect, about 32 million citizens will become eligible for healthcare. As it stands now, our healthcare facilities are markedly understaffed.

North Carolina Reacts to Healthcare Ruling

Isaac-Davy Aronson and Tanner Latham — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:03:00 +0000

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's healthcare overhaul sparked a range of reactions across North Carolina.

Tanner Latham: A rally to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on Obama's healthcare law was held Thursday at Gaffney Health Services on Albemarle Road in East Charlotte.

North Carolina Reacts To The Supreme Court Ruling On Health Reform

Asma Khalid — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:33:00 +0000

The President's health care law survived a crucial test in the Supreme Court today. But, experts say the political fight isn't finished.

Asma Khalid: The Supreme Court voted 5-to-4 to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act. That surprised Karen Duqette. She works at the Republican-leaning Civitas Institute.

Karen Duqette: I think this decision is going to have a major impact on rallying conservatives.

Jonathan Oberlander agrees. He's a professor of health policy at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Whooping Cough Cases Increasing In North Carolina

Asma Khalid — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Pertussis, often known as Whooping Cough, is on the rise in North Carolina.

Asma Khalid: Whooping cough sounds antiquated - like something you could catch on "The Oregon Trail." But, it's not just a fictional computer game disease. North Carolina health officials have witnessed a number of recent outbreaks. To date, they've tracked 179 cases. That's already more than in all of 2011. The State's Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging people to get immunized, no matter how old they are. Zack Moore is an epidemiologist with the state.

NC Pension System One Of Nation's Best Funded

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:30:00 +0000

North Carolina is one of only four states to have funded its pension obligations over 95%. The latest report from the Pew Center on the States finds that most states are falling further behind in their contributions to public employee retirement funds.

House Votes on Reworked Health Plan Bill

Jessica Jones — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:30:00 +0000

State representatives have tentatively passed a reworked version of a bill that would move oversight of the state health plan from the legislature to the treasurer's office.