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The agency found a long list of missing documents required to administer a federally funded food program for child care centers, as well as claims filed for payment for centers that apparently hadn't requested or received money.
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North Carolina has significantly less funding to help low-income residents with utility bills this summer. Local governments are getting a fraction of what they've received in previous years.
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North Carolina's health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development disabilities have reached an agreement that could resolve a lawsuit seeking action for those who lack adequate services in their communities.
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Two more North Carolina parents are suing the food distributor WanaBana, saying their children suffered lead poisoning from the company's fruit puree products.
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North Carolina tightly regulates health services and caps the number of licensed acute care beds in a county or service area. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services regulates health services through the Division of Health Service Regulation.
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The General Assembly was expected to pass a state budget by July 1. Now, it could be weeks until a budget is approved and state health officials can start rolling out Medicaid expansion.
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But the expansion program won't happen then unless elected officials take one last action soon. The Democratic governor signed an expansion law in March, pontentially providing health coverage to another 600,000 adults.
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Kinsley said beneficiaries could continue to lose their coverage until Medicaid expansion can take effect.
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The effort comes as North Carolina faces an impending shortage of nurses over the next decade.
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The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation's top federal public health agency. Dr. Mandy Cohen has been picked to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.