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Tag: Advocates for Medically Fragile Kids NC

A crowd stands behind a podium with a "Health care emergency tour" sign. A woman holding a medically fragile child speaks at the podium
Posted inChildren's Health

Raising and speaking out for medically fragile kids

by Yen Duong September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

By Yen Duong “Oh sorry, that’s grape juice,” Stacy Staggs apologized when her pigtailed 5-year-old daughter, Sara Bean, wiped her small, sticky hands on the back of a visitor’s shirt. Sara was taking a snack break from playing with her twin sister, Emma, who was messing around on an electronic tablet. In many ways, the […]

shows a little boy hugging a little girl who is attached to a ventilator.
Posted inChildren's Health

New Greensboro Clinic Aims to be Medical Home for Seriously Ill Children

by Mark Tosczak December 15, 2017December 17, 2017
shows a little baby with an oxygen tube on his nose playing with a developmental toy.
Posted inMedicaid

Medicaid Covers All That? It’s The Backstop Of America’s Ailing Health System

by Kaiser Health News September 27, 2017October 4, 2022
shows the senate floor on July 25, 2017
Posted inHealth Reform

NC Senators Vote to Move ACA Repeal Bill Forward

by Rose Hoban July 26, 2017July 26, 2017
shows a little baby with an oxygen tube on his nose playing with a developmental toy.
Posted inChildren's Health

Disability Advocates See Existential Threat from Senate Health Bill

by Rose Hoban June 28, 2017October 4, 2022

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