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After a NC Health News/ News & Observer/ Charlotte Observer report of alleged mistreatment and sexual assault of an 11-year-old patient, Brynn Marr Hospital has been under months of state and federal scrutiny, jeopardizing its federal insurance reimbursement.
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The state Senate released its budget proposal on Monday afternoon, and the spending plan sets up a big disagreement with House Republicans over the size of state worker raises.
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A bill moving quickly through the North Carolina legislature would permit the state's largest health insurer to transform away from being a true nonprofit. And legislative Republicans want to again expand the voucher program known as Opportunity Scholarships.
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Researchers at Duke University discovered how the GA-1 disease starts and found a possible treatment through gene therapy.
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is calling on North Carolina lawmakers to pass new consumer protections addressing medical debt collections.
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The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly has given final legislative approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement.
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The expansion is expected to add an estimated 600,000 people who have been living without health insurance.
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Doctors, advocates, law enforcement representatives see the policy as a way to help the population — and the taxpayers — by keeping justice-involved people healthier.
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A study led by Duke Health finds Black Americans are not getting evaluated accurately through artificially intelligent algorithms.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield, which currently holds the state health plan contract, said it's pursuing an appeal.