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Hospital turf wars: Why NC hospitals are racing to build
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Key Takeaways: Maybe you’ve noticed: North Carolina hospitals have been making a lot of headlines lately: Traditional regional boundaries are blurring as hospital systems scramble to expand and stake out claims in each other’s territories. They’re forming unconventional partnerships, filing lawsuits and battling each other for state…
Duke Health, CaroMont join forces in bid for two Charlotte hospitals
Key Takeaways: By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina hospitals jockey for position in an increasingly competitive health care market, Duke Health is hoping to make another big move into Charlotte. The Durham-based health system announced Wednesday that it’s teaming up with Gastonia-based CaroMont Health to seek state approval to build two new hospitals in Mecklenburg…
Bipartisan bill aims to close rural NC’s health care workforce gaps
Key takeaways: By Jaymie Baxley Two North Carolina congressional representatives — a Republican and a Democrat — have teamed up on federal legislation meant to recruit and retain doctors, nurses and other health care workers in rural communities. U.S. Reps. Pat Harrigan (R-10) and Don Davis (D-1) say the bill, which they’ve dubbed the REACH…
North Carolina voters identify childcare as a major affordability and workforce challenge
By Bria Maddox EdNC A statewide poll recently found that North Carolina voters across political parties view childcare as both an affordability issue for families and a workforce issue for the state. Conducted by WNC Early Childhood Coalition and First Five Years Fund, the poll also found broad support for state and federal investment in…
‘Medicare for all’ is back. Now comes the hard part.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal KFF Health News As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.” According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for…
‘I’m not alone’: Conference offers kinship caregivers resources, support, platform to share experiences
By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: At 19 years old, Jamie Barricelli became a de facto mother of four. She was a student at UNC Wilmington when she got the phone call that changed the trajectory of her life. It was her younger brother, who told her police and social services were at the house. The…
