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Dogwood notifies attorney general’s office that HCA is in ‘potential noncompliance’ with Mission sale contract
By Ted Clifford Asheville Watchdog A report from the independent monitor tasked with supervising Mission Hospital has found two areas of “potential noncompliance” with the agreement HCA Healthcare signed when buying the hospital in 2019. The potential violations were a warning from federal regulators in October 2025 that Mission stood to lose Medicaid and Medicare…
NC Health News wins 10 awards in state press contest
NC Health News won 10 awards — including three first-place awards — in the annual North Carolina Press Association contest for 2026. Staff also won two second-place and five third-place awards. The press association honored work published from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. NC Health News was judged among its peers in the…
Parasitic infections likely linked to farming practices, not restaurants
By Rose Hoban Key Takeaways: Cyclospora, a relatively unknown parasite, has been making headlines across the country as it’s given thousands of people an unpleasant case of explosive, watery diarrhea. In North Carolina, state leaders report there have been at least 307 cases of the infection. North Carolina Health News reached out to several experts…
AI data center boom meets rural reality in Edgecombe County
By Will Atwater Key Takeaways: Across North Carolina, the debate over AI data centers is intensifying as local residents, county officials and state lawmakers clash over whether to block or accept new projects — and who should bear the risks and benefits. That tension was on full display at a recent Edgecombe County commissioners meeting.…
These church members disagree on politics. Together they’re wiping out medical debt.
By Noam N. Levey KFF Health News WINSTON-SALEM — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem’s old textile mills. Conservative Republicans sit with liberal Democrats. Supporters…
What’s coming for state employees’ insurance in the coming year? Here are the details.
By Rose Hoban Key Takeaways: There’s a fundamental principle in the field of economics: “incentives matter.” The premise is that if the right kinds of financial carrots are put in place, rational people will weigh costs and benefits and adjust their behavior, especially if it’s in their self-interest to do so. That’s the conclusion Tom…