Medicaid Expansion, which went into effect December 1, is expected to have big benefits for rural areas in North Carolina, according to healthcare providers who work in those parts of the state.
A new state law that aims to strengthen penalties for illegal drug distribution will take effect this month. While the Republican-sponsored law offers harsher penalties, substance use experts, advocates, and health care professionals are raising concern over its harmful impact.
In just a few weeks, Medicaid expansion will take place in North Carolina, giving more than 600,000 people access to healthcare coverage for the first time.
In the two months after state Republicans implemented a sweeping abortion ban, the number of abortions performed in a formal healthcare setting in North Carolina declined substantially, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute.
More than 300,000 North Carolinians can expect a phone call, text message or email in the coming days, as the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is contacting people eligible for full NC Medicaid benefits starting Dec. 1.
Funding from a historic opioid settlement is going towards the development of new programs to combat the growing opioid epidemic plaguing North Carolina.
A Wake County orthodontist with offices in Raleigh and Wake Forest made international news earlier this month when he gave away Glock 19 handguns to patients getting Invisalign teeth-straightening treatments.
Since 2013, the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) has been directing taxpayer money to fund crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). CPCs, which work to dissuade pregnant people from terminating their pregnancies, are notorious for lying to women about the safety and potential risks of abortion.
Medicaid expansion is expected to roll out next month, bringing health care coverage to more than 600,000 eligible North Carolinians. As the Dec. 1 launch date comes closer, mental health services, doctors, and nurses are also expected to see big changes.
Whether you’re a fan of the switch from daylight-saving time back to standard time or not, we still “fall back” and then “spring forward” every year in most of the United States – and a new poll shows that North Carolinians aren’t too crazy about the time change, The News & Observer reported.