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Shows a woman with a stethoscope around her neck, she's perched on an exam table next to a wall decorated with children's book charters. She's part of a primary care clinic that was in the federal "Making Care Primary "program which was abuptly ended.

Clinics sour on CMS after agency scraps 10-year primary care program only months in

by KFF Health News February 11, 2026February 10, 2026

State Health Policy

From child welfare to climate: Top NC health stories to watch in 2026

by Rose Hoban, Will Atwater, Jaymie Baxley, Anne Blythe, Rachel Crumpler, Jennifer Fernandez and Taylor Knopf January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Shows a man with a beard who's reaching into a shelf at a food pantry to show off a can of food destined for someone who's losing their SNAP benefits.

North Carolinians cope with SNAP benefits freeze, navigate new food insecurities

by Rachel Crumpler and Rose Hoban November 3, 2025November 4, 2025

A map showing the percentage of households receiving SNAP benefits across the US.

Halt in SNAP benefits will hurt millions of rural families

by Daily Yonder November 2, 2025October 31, 2025

Two people stand on the edge of North Carolina's coastline.

Environmental Health

A short-lived win in a never-ending fight over forever chemicals

by Inside Climate News October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

Shows Donald Trump sitting at a desk, surrounded by people after he signed the "one big beautiful" budget bill that funds $50 billion in rural hospital funding.

Rural health transformation program won’t make up for federal budget cuts, experts agree

by Daily Yonder October 11, 2025October 10, 2025