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Category: Health Insurance

There's sign with red letters that says "Emergency Trauma Center." Emergency care is different from urgent care.
Posted inConsumer News

The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options

by Kaiser Health News January 17, 2023January 16, 2023

By Sam Whitehead Kaiser Health News One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said. The Dudleys had a decision to make: go to the hospital emergency room or to an urgent care clinic near […]

a man in a suit and tie gestures as he speaks to people holding microphones
Posted inMedicaid

This state could be the last one (for a while, anyway) to expand Medicaid

by Pew Trusts January 11, 2023January 10, 2023
shows a white HIV medication bottle with the label Descovy 200 mg/ 25 mg on a table, next to the bottle is a bunch of blue pills
Posted inHealth Insurance

HIV advocates call plans from insurer Blue Cross NC ‘discriminatory’

by Rachel Crumpler January 6, 2023January 5, 2023
A calculator that says "health"instead of any numbers as an illustration for short-term health insurance plans.
Posted inCost of Care

Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it

by Kaiser Health News January 4, 2023January 3, 2023
shows a man in a suit and tie gesturing with his hands as he speaks about Medicaid expansion
Posted inFeatured

What did you read on NC Health News in 2022?

by Rose Hoban, Will Atwater, Anne Blythe, Rachel Crumpler, Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, Thomas Goldsmith and Taylor Knopf December 30, 2022January 4, 2023
Shows a man in a blue suit and a red striped tie talking to several people surrounding him. Visible is a hand holding a lapel microphone and another man who is holding a reporter's notebook. They're standing on the floor of the NC General Assembly house of representatives. One topic covered in the discussion: Medicaid expansion
Posted inMedicaid

Another NC legislative session finally comes to a close with Medicaid expansion unrealized

by Anne Blythe December 14, 2022December 28, 2022

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