Hospitals

North Carolina Congressman Brad Knott says Congress will take action if changes to Medicaid threaten rural hospitals. He addressed the issue, as well as legislation he's pushing for on guns and immigration, during a telephone town hall this week.

In April, Duke Health paid $284 million to acquire Lake Norman Regional in Mooresville, its first Duke-branded hospital outside the Triangle. Duke's goal is to touch 25% of the lives in North Carolina.

A push in Congress to limit provider taxes could strip billions in Medicaid funding from North Carolina.

North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's hospitals. The North Carolina Healthcare Association announced on Tuesday that it has hired Josh Dobson after a nationwide search to lead the group.

A month after Atrium announced it was erasing thousands of judgments filed against patients for medical debt, four other N.C. hospitals with large numbers of medical debt lawsuits said they have taken the same step.

Hospital staff work through communication disruptions, water system failures and their own storm-induced uncertainty to keep caring for patients.

Dogwood Health Trust, the foundation responsible for hiring the independent monitor, said HCA had been found in potential noncompliance with three areas of the purchase agreement.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration have unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs.

Williamston, North Carolina's struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, which highlights his health care accomplishments.

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.