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Tag: Franklin County

Posted inMedicaid

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

by Sarah Ovaska September 4, 2019April 13, 2021
Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose
Posted inHealthcare Workers

NC needle exchange programs expand their reach despite the odds

by Liora Engel-Smith August 29, 2019October 10, 2022
A county by county map of US colored to show opioid death risk, including access to medication-assisted treatment
Posted inSubstance Use

Forty-one N.C. counties classified as “high risk” in new opioid study

by Yen Duong July 23, 2019July 23, 2019
photo of a syringe/ needle
Posted inSubstance Use

Lawmakers want to widen Good Samaritan Law protections

by Taylor Knopf March 13, 2019March 12, 2019
A collapsed barn with trees behind it and a yellow lab to the left of the photo
Posted inRural Health

As mental health needs rise among farmers, experts are reaching out

by Taylor Knopf February 27, 2019March 3, 2022
Posted inHealth Insurance

BCBSNC Says Most of Its ACA Plans Will be Cheaper in 2019

by Mark Tosczak August 1, 2018

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