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Darcy GuillMedicaid is under threat in NC and nationwide. Losing insurance is more than an inconvenience. Research shows that disruptions to insurance coverage can have serious health consequences. -
Karl B DeBlaker/APAn empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party and its leaders to vote down President Trump's signature domestic policy package. It's one of a dozen hospitals that have closed in North Carolina over the last two decades.
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Critics of the federal proposal to impose a work requirement on Medicaid recipients warn that red tape — not unemployment — would drive people off the rolls. -
The $7.4 billion nationwide settlement with provide state and local governments with funds for opioid treatment efforts, said NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson. -
UNC professor and behavioral scientist Noel Brewer was among the 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) who were removed from their positions this week. -
Duke Health says the Cary facility will serve a quickly growing part of Wake County with at least 40 new hospital beds in the coming years. -
At five North Carolina prisons, trained peer observers — incarceratedpeople themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental healthcrises at risk of taking their own lives. -
Triangle-based Continuous Precision Medicine developed a mobile app to track pain management and prescription medication usage. The company says over the long term, it can help reduce opioid misuse. -
Politicians, parents, and pundits have lots of opinions about how to solve mental health problems affecting nearly every campus. In this conversation, students themselves share their perspective of what they and their classmates are facing. -
The Asheville-based manufacturing company is partnering with NC Medicaid through United Healthcare to provide lactation services over the phone or laptop. -
The latest numbers show 656,000 North Carolinians have gained coverage through Medicaid since it expanded in 2023. -
Leoneda Inge talks to NC State professor Jonathan Allen about milk testing and safety in North Carolina.
