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Four years after promises, a plan for apartments at The Pearl
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Four years after Atrium Health pledged to include affordable housing in its new medical innovation district in Charlotte, city filings now show a concrete proposal for the site: a gleaming 20-story tower with 382 apartments, including 19 for low-income residents. Called ANOVA, the building will include ground-levelā¦
It took just five years for the State Health Planās billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?Ā
By Rose Hoban When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem.Ā After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their dependents, outgoing treasurer Dale Folwell had left the State Health Plan ā one of the programs embedded inā¦
To control costs, State Health Plan leaders look to invest in membersā health
By Rose Hoban North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has made waves during his first year in office among state employees, who will see a sharp uptick in their health insurance premiums starting next month. Briner says the increase is necessary to address a shortfall in the North Carolina State Health Plan he found when heā¦
Hidden PFAS pollution uncovered in NC as EPA proposes reporting rollback
By Will Atwater Though the holiday season is here ā with all the responsibilities it entails ā some North Carolinians might consider adding one more thing to their to-do lists: weighing in on anEPA proposal that could reshape how the government collects information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The agency is taking inputā¦
Protesters pack normally quiet Atrium Health hospital authority meeting
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger The board that oversees Atrium Health attracted an unusually rowdy crowd Tuesday afternoon as protestors from two groups packed the room with signs and medical equipment, and a man who tried to speak was escorted out by police. It was a stark contrast to typical Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authorityā¦
The rescue mission at the heart of NCās opioid crisis ā and the money it canāt reach
By Taylor Knopf Six years ago, Jami Mundy was released from the Richmond County jail. She said she didnāt want to use drugs anymore. The previous year, she had overdosed nine times, and she wanted a better life for herself and her then-12-year-old daughter. With few places to go, Mundy ended up at the Richmondā¦
