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Report shows worrisome trend of suicides among N.C. youth increasing

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Report shows worrisome trend of suicides among N.C. youth increasing - North Carolina Health News

An annual report card finds kids dying by suicide at twice the rate of a decade ago, making it second only to motor vehicle accidents as a leading cause of death.

By Sarah Ovaska-Few Child health experts are startled by the steady increase of adolescent suicides in North Carolina, with the state experiencing twice the rate of deaths among older children as it did a decade ago. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death of children from age 10 to 17, topped only by motor […]

DHHS Officials Hear Critiques, Feedback on Proposed Medicaid Plan

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DHHS Officials Hear Critiques, Feedback on Proposed Medicaid Plan - North Carolina Health News

State health officials held the first of a dozen meetings with the public to share plans on reforming Medicaid. By Rose Hoban At the beginning of Wednesday evening’s Medicaid reform “listening session,” North Carolina Health and Human Services Sec. Rick Brajer asked for a show of hands for how many of the 200-plus people in […]

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Medicaid Reform Plan Presents More Questions than Answers

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Medicaid Reform Plan Presents More Questions than Answers - North Carolina Health News

Passage of the Medicaid reform bill in September only started the conversation on what the program that provides health care for close to 1.8 million North Carolinians will look like once it’s all said and done. Part 2 of our two-part analysis. By Rose Hoban By all accounts, it will take at least four years […]

Heroin-Free Today and, with a Little Help, Tomorrow

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Heroin-Free Today and, with a Little Help, Tomorrow - North Carolina Health News

One of the beauties of naloxone is that it allows someone overdosing another chance at life, someone like Brittany Russ, who now is focusing on a heroin-free future. By Taylor Sisk Brittany Russ speaks of death in the past tense. “The day that we died,” she begins, recounting the memory of overdosing on heroin as […]

House lawmakers come back for one more budget vote and are likely to wrap up work for the year Friday or Saturday.

Medicaid Overhaul Bill Slated for Vote

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Medicaid Overhaul Bill Slated for Vote - North Carolina Health News

Lawmakers are scheduled to debate the state’s Medicaid reform bill Tuesday. But finalizing the legislative compromise is only the first step in a long process. By Rose Hoban State lawmakers are poised to put in motion sweeping and profound changes to North Carolina’s Medicaid system with votes this week in the House and Senate. House […]

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Report: Medicaid Care Management Program Saved Millions

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Report: Medicaid Care Management Program Saved Millions - North Carolina Health News

A long-awaited report shows Community Care of North Carolina reduced costs for Medicaid patients. By Rose Hoban A new report from the state auditor shows the program created to manage the care of many of North Carolina’s Medicaid patients has been successful at saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade. Between […]

The Small-town Doc with Big Ideas

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The Small-town Doc with Big Ideas - North Carolina Health News

He only wanted to be a county doctor, but Allen Dobson’s ideas on health care delivery have propelled him into the national spotlight. By Jennifer Ferris MedPage Today/ North Carolina Health News When department store worker Margaret Autry needs a doctor, she knows she’ll have to wait. Although she’s seen the same family physician for […]

NC State-Community Care Partnership to Decrease Costs, Improve Patient Care

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NC State-Community Care Partnership to Decrease Costs, Improve Patient Care - North Carolina Health News

In the never-ending quest for lowered health care costs, Medicaid gets a hand from some industrial engineers. By Jen Ferris In the wake of repeated demands from the legislature to cut health care spending and increases in state spending on Medicaid, the group that manages most of North Carolina’s Medicaid patients announced a new initiative […]

Medicaid Committee Finds Scant Common Ground Between House and Senate

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Medicaid Committee Finds Scant Common Ground Between House and Senate - North Carolina Health News

After months of work, lawmakers present committee recommendations for reforming North Carolina’s Medicaid program. By Rose Hoban Around the fire, campers have been known to chant the line, “Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder, a little bit worse” between verses of a song. It seemed on Tuesday that legislators at the […]

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Medicaid?

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Medicaid? - North Carolina Health News

Leaders at the state’s Department of Health and Human Services believe they have a good idea in their Medicaid reform plan. And they’re sticking to their guns, despite the displeasure of the North Carolina Senate. By Rose Hoban When Bob Atlas was hired to come to North Carolina last August to work on a reform […]

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