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shows an african american woman who has just gotten an injection against COVID-19 from another woman, They're both wearing masks and goggles.

COVID vaccines are on the way. We break down what you need to know.

December 16, 2020 by Rose Hoban

COVID vaccines are on the way. We break down what you need to know. - North Carolina Health News

Medical workers across the state received their first shots of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 at the very beginning of what will be a complicated rollout.

By Rose Hoban and Anne Blythe At Atrium Health in Charlotte, the first person to get the new COVID vaccine was medical director of infection prevention, Katie Passaretti. At UNC Health in Chapel Hill, it was the nurse manager of the medical intensive care unit. At Cape Fear Valley Health, it was a nurse in […]

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Medicaid managed-care wannabes take protest to new court

September 29, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Medicaid managed-care wannabes take protest to new court - North Carolina Health News

After losing out on lucrative contracts with DHHS, Medicaid managed care companies file appeals once again ahead of next year's start date.

By Anne Blythe and Rose Hoban In the middle of a coronavirus pandemic that has tossed up challenge after challenge, the state Department of Health and Human Services also must tend to another enormous project. Over the next 10 months, the department has been told by the legislature to complete the transformation of its cumbersome […]

House lawmakers move forward COVID-19 response bills

April 24, 2020 by Rose Hoban

House lawmakers move forward COVID-19 response bills - North Carolina Health News

The one bill addresses policy issues needed to facilitate health care moving forward during the state of emergency, the other appropriates close to a half billion dollars in assistance.

By Rose Hoban After a month of intense work behind the scenes, rare bipartisan cooperation, six at times emotional meetings, and technical glitches throughout, a House committee moved forward bills on Thursday that will help health care providers in North Carolina address lost revenues and the need to change the ways they deliver care as […]

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