By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press A challenge of the constitutionality of North Carolina’s Certificate of Need law may be heading back to the state Supreme Court. On Friday, a three-judge panel of superior court judges ruled unanimously against New Bern optometrist Jay Singleton, who alleged that Certificate of Need law restricts the right […]
Posted inCharlotte Ledger
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-level […]
Posted inState Health Policy
Iryna’s Law aims to improve public safety — but it may deepen jail and health care strains
By Rachel Crumpler A law that took effect this month tightens North Carolina’s pretrial release rules, making it more difficult for people accused of violent offenses to be released before going to trial. The changes are expected to keep more people in jail for longer, which would add pressure on county jails across the state […]
Posted inPublic Health
Sticker shock: Obamacare customers confront premium spikes as congress dithers
By Julie Appleby KFF Health News We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Though it’s the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health […]
Posted inMedicaid
New Medicaid plan aims to untangle care for NC foster children
By Jaymie Baxley After years of pleading from the child welfare community, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently rolled out a Medicaid plan that’s designed to simplify care for children and young adults in the child welfare system — a population that state officials say has long struggled to navigate a fragmented […]
Posted inMental Health
Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse at NC youth psychiatric facility
Content warning: This story mentions the alleged sexual abuse of a minor, other forms of child abuse and the use of derogatory slurs. By Taylor Knopf A lawsuit filed in Moore County on Friday, Dec. 12, brings renewed scrutiny to a group of residential psychiatric treatment facilities for children and adolescents scattered across central North […]