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Thomas Goldsmith worked in daily newspapers for 33 years before joining North Carolina Health News. Goldsmith is a native Tar Heel who attended the UNC-Chapel Hill, and worked at newspapers in Tennessee and at the Raleigh News & Observer.

Goldsmith's specialty is reporting on aging issues and he's won multiple awards for this work.

As of Friday, Franklin Medical Center will be shut down. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inHospitals

Duke Lifepoint, WakeMed to Vie for Hospital Services in Franklin County

by Thomas Goldsmith July 8, 2016April 16, 2021
Senior PharmAssist counselor Marilyn Disco checks a client's medications. Photo credit: Jim Colman, Senior PharmAssist
Posted inAging, Featured, Health Insurance, Medicare

NC Advocates Fight Move to Cut Federal SHIIP Funding (UPDATED)

by Thomas Goldsmith July 6, 2016September 7, 2016
House lawmakers come back for one more budget vote and are likely to wrap up work for the year Friday or Saturday.
Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, Public Health, State Health Policy

State Budget, with Several Mental Health Provisions, Nears Approval as House Gives First OK

by Thomas Goldsmith July 1, 2016April 16, 2021
black and white image of a Rocking Chair on a porch with dappled shade
Posted inAging, Consumer News, Disabilities, Featured, Mental Health

Lawmakers Axe Long-term Care Oversight Panel

by Thomas Goldsmith June 30, 2016January 12, 2017
In an 1872 "Bird's Eye View" of Raleigh, the Dix Hill Asylum (now Dix Hospital) was labeled simply "Lunatic Asylum." Image courtesy LEARN NC, UNC School of Education.
Posted inState Health Policy

Debate Continues Over How to Use Money from Dix Sale

by Thomas Goldsmith June 21, 2016April 16, 2021
shows pills through the bottom of a pill vial
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Health Insurance, NC Health Briefs, Prescription Drugs

Patient Advocates Push for Limits on Step-Therapy Prescription Practices

by Thomas Goldsmith June 17, 2016January 9, 2017

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