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A Black woman with glasses wearing a blue shirt and green cardigan and a Black woman with long hair wearing a white sweater over a red shirt sit at a table working on laptop computers. Across from them are a Black man wearing a black shirt and black and tan poncho and a Black man in a black jacket and gray pants. The women are social workers helping people with Medicaid and food assistance at the Tiny House HOPE Center in Greensboro, NC.

NC county social service agencies brace for deluge of work as Medicaid work requirements go into effect

by Jaymie Baxley and Jennifer Fernandez April 29, 2026April 28, 2026

Health Insurance

ACA enrollment dropped sharply in North Carolina. More people across the state are expected to lose coverage.

by NC Local February 20, 2026February 19, 2026

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