NC wants to offer hospitals federal payouts to forgive medical debt
By Michelle Crouch In an initiative that appears to be the first of its kind nationwide, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and state health officials unveiled…
Medicaid expansion
NC making workforce plan for Medicaid enrollees
By Jaymie Baxley Medicaid expansion has already provided more than 450,000 low-income North Carolinians with health insurance. Could it also help them find better-paying jobs?…
Child care advocates rally for funding, support
By Jennifer Fernandez RALEIGH — Dozens of child care facilities across North Carolina closed Thursday. Not because they didn’t have enough teachers — which many…
Making a case for more oral health care
By Anne Blythe If a group of dentists, policymakers and health care analysts got their way, North Carolina would do some revamping of its oral…
Obamacare insurance enrollment begins Nov. 1
By Julie Appleby KFF Health News For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of…