Allegheny County

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Budget impasse delays Initial Nov. 1 rollout of Medicaid managed care

September 4, 2019 by Sarah Ovaska

Budget impasse delays Initial Nov. 1 rollout of Medicaid managed care - North Carolina Health News

Instead of one quarter of the state program going live this fall, the entire state will make the transition to managed care in Feb. 2020

By Sarah Ovaska-Few and Rose Hoban The standoff between North Carolina’s state government power brokers over the state budget and Medicaid expansion has claimed a victim: the planned roll-out this fall of Medicaid managed care. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Mandy Cohen announced Tuesday morning she was pushing back the Nov. 1 […]

Life Expectancy Gap Widens for Appalachia

August 30, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Life Expectancy Gap Widens for Appalachia - North Carolina Health News

Smoking, high rates of diabetes, obesity heart disease and poor birth outcomes contribute to worsening life expectancy in Western NC.

By Taylor Knopf While life expectancy and infant mortality rates continue to improve across the United States, the Appalachian region struggles to keep up. Infant mortality is 16 percent higher in Appalachia than other areas of America, according to a study published in Health Affairs this month called “Widening disparities in infant mortality and life […]

A black-legged female tick. Black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, are a major transmitter of Lyme disease.

Lyme Disease-Bearing Ticks Creeping Their Way Slowly South

September 2, 2015 by Editor

Lyme Disease-Bearing Ticks Creeping Their Way Slowly South - North Carolina Health News

Evidence is mounting that ticks carrying Lyme disease are spreading into North Carolina from Virginia. By Rose Hoban There are few diseases more controversial than Lyme disease. The tick-borne virus has been the subject of debate over how many cases occur in the U.S. annually, the correct test and the correct treatment for chronic cases […]

Service Cuts for Children Outlined to Legislators

March 13, 2014 by Editor

Service Cuts for Children Outlined to Legislators - North Carolina Health News

Reductions to the state’s health and human services budget made during last year’s legislative session become reality. By Rose Hoban Federal law mandates that every state provide early-intervention services for children who have identified developmental delays, and until now North Carolina has provided those services through a network of 16 child-development service agencies (CDSAs). But […]

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