Dear HOUSE Calls, I took a picture of my partner’s wound on his leg and emailed it to his doctor and asked what we should do. He prescribed an antibiotic. Is this the wave of the future? Can doctor’s bill for this type of consultation? This is a hot topic, thanks for raising it. There […]
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North Carolina Health News now live!
Welcome to North Carolina Health News. We’re an online only news website dedicated to health reporting in North Carolina. If you look around you’ll see that things are a little rough right now… we’re still getting ourselves up and running. But we’re excited to be here and to be providing you with high quality health […]
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Obesity Prevalence In U.S. Remains Unchanged
By Rose Hoban Two new studies show that the percentage of obese adults, adolescents and children in the U.S. hasn’t budged from 2007 to 2010. Data from the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) show more than one-third of U.S. adults and almost 17% of people aged 2 – 19 were obese […]
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Smokers Who Want To Quit Can Get Free Nicotine Replacement – For Now
North Carolina smokers who want to kick the habit will have access to nicotine patches, gum and lozenges thanks to a fund that’s being discontinued. Close to a million dollars left over from the Health and Wellness Trust Fund will be used to provide smokers who call the NC Quitline with nicotine replacement therapy – […]
Posted inCost of Care, Featured, Medicaid, Public Health, State Health Policy
North Carolina Medicaid Program Saved Close To A Billion
Community Care of North Carolina, the state Medicaid program that assigns patients to a ‘medical home’, has saved the state close to a billion dollars over a four year period, according to analysts who examined four years of state Medicaid cost data. About 1.3 million people in North Carolina are enrolled in Medicaid, the state […]
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DHHS Secretary Cansler Resigns
Reporter’s Notebook: Secretary of Health and Human Services Lanier Cansler will be leaving his post in February. Cansler has been in his post since January, 2009, and presided over three years of cuts to health and human services, most notably Medicaid. In many ways, Cansler has had one of the most thankless jobs in state […]