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Sen. Floyd McKissick (D-Durham) urges advocates to continue pushing for Medicaid expansion at the legislative building Wednesday.

Medicaid Expansion Remains a Hot Issue at General Assembly

by Editor May 26, 2016April 16, 2021

Often, patients who are readmitted after being sent home from the hospital return through the emergency room. Photo shows nurses rushing a patient on a gurney into a doorway.

ED Wait Times Not Budging for Mental Health Patients

by Rose Hoban May 24, 2016February 11, 2026

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Coal Ash Well Families Bring Their Frustrations to Raleigh

by Editor May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Health and Human Services Secretary Rick Brajer gives a rundown of the draft Medicaid reform proposal Wednesday evening at the McKimmon Center on the NC State University campus in Raleigh.

Kids’ Docs Make Voices Heard on Medicaid Reform

by Taylor Sisk April 20, 2016April 16, 2021

Report: Shorthanded, Swamped County Workers Led to Food Stamp, Medicaid Delays

by Editor April 18, 2016April 16, 2021

An aerial shot of the Dan River Steam Station, the power plant whose ash spilled into the Dan River. Duke stores coal ash, a byproduct of electricity generation, in wet ponds. Photo courtesy Duke Energy

Environmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Government Agencies Point Fingers Over Coal Ash Delays

by Editor January 22, 2016January 22, 2016