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Coronavirus Today – April 2 – Cases in NC prisons, unemployment system strain, state requests FEMA help

April 2, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 2 – Cases in NC prisons, unemployment system strain, state requests FEMA help - North Carolina Health News

The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in more than 350,000 unemployment claims to date, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the state's prison system reported COVID-19 cases.

By North Carolina Health News staff State unemployment system stretched thin The state’s unemployment system has been swamped with thousands of claims, an official from the Department of Commerce said Thursday afternoon. Social distancing measures, including the closures of salons, massage parlors, and bars and the prohibition on eating out, have taken an economic toll. […]

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Funding increases likely for NC personal assistance allowance, community services

June 24, 2019 by Thomas Goldsmith

Funding increases likely for NC personal assistance allowance, community services - North Carolina Health News

Some key lawmakers says the latest version of the state budget will support key aging priorities, including community-based services and spending money for low-income residents of long-term care.

By Thomas Goldsmith A General Assembly budget likely to emerge early this week will include increases in several areas vital to older people, a Republican budget crafter said Saturday. The conference committee budget is the result of negotiations between members of the state House of Representatives and the state Senate. Budget-writer Rep. Josh Dobson (R-Nebo) […]

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Telephone Becomes Lifeline for Mental Health Clients During Florence

September 26, 2018 by Rose Hoban

Telephone Becomes Lifeline for Mental Health Clients During Florence - North Carolina Health News

For the duration of Hurricane Florence in eastern North Carolina, people experiencing stress, anxiety and other mental health issues had phones as their link to help.

By Rose Hoban Hurricane Florence roared ashore in North Carolina downgraded to a Category 1 storm with sustained wind speeds of 90 miles per hour. But that “reduced” storm intensity was still mighty, and mighty frightening. Sarah Bishop, a physician assistant at Carteret Health in Morehead City, stayed in the emergency department for the duration […]

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Future Uncertain for Thousands of NC Children in Group Homes

July 13, 2018 by Carolina Public Press

Future Uncertain for Thousands of NC Children in Group Homes - North Carolina Health News

A new law will change the way federal money goes to pay for foster care, favoring care by extended family. But will the changes leave some kids without options?

By Michael Gebelein Carolina Public Press A sweeping overhaul of the nation’s foster care system has North Carolina caregivers, social workers and advocates scrambling to figure out how the new laws will affect thousands of children currently living in group homes. The Family First Prevention Services Act, which Congress and the president enacted in February […]

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House Budget Wrapped Up, Heads Back to the Senate

June 2, 2017 by Catherine Clabby

House Budget Wrapped Up, Heads Back to the Senate - North Carolina Health News

Now that the House is done, the House and Senate move to negotiate out the differences in their visions for the state spending plan.

By Catherine Clabby and Rose Hoban In a late night vote, House lawmakers passed their $22.8 billion dollar budget, that includes funding for more than $5 billion for health and human services needs for the coming year. The vote capped a day that began with Republican budget chairs crowing about their budget plan and ended […]

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Group Home Money Allegedly Hidden in House Budget

May 27, 2015 by Editor

Group Home Money Allegedly Hidden in House Budget - North Carolina Health News

Group home providers are being told there’s money to support their residents with mental health disabilities, but the fix hasn’t been spelled out. By Rose Hoban Stanley Cotton has been coping – for better or worse – with schizophrenia since he was 17 or 18 years old. There were the years when he was admitted […]

Group home residents and their advocates have been asking the Legislature for group home funding. They rallied in front of the General Assembly last month. Photo credit: Rose Hoban.

Group Home Funding Runs Dry

February 23, 2015 by Editor

Group Home Funding Runs Dry - North Carolina Health News

Without adequate funds, group homes for people with mental health and developmental disabilities are at risk of closure. By Rose Hoban Hundreds of people with developmental and mental health disabilities around North Carolina are faced with losing their homes – again – as state funding to support them is running out. The people at risk […]

Hospitals, Adult Care Homes Big Losers in Budget

August 1, 2014 by Editor

Hospitals, Adult Care Homes Big Losers in Budget - North Carolina Health News

As the North Carolina Senate approves the state budget for the upcoming year, some members of the health care community are smarting from further cuts that will bite into their ability to function. By Rose Hoban, with reporting from Jasmin Singh & Hyun Namkoong Hospital and adult care home operators are all reacting to the […]

Budget Negotiators Move Closer on Medicaid

July 15, 2014 by Editor

Budget Negotiators Move Closer on Medicaid - North Carolina Health News

But advocates say under a new plan proposed by the Senate, thousands of vulnerable recipients would still be left out in the cold. By Rose Hoban Senate leaders moved a little closer to the House’s budget position on Medicaid funding Tuesday during a public budget conference committee at the General Assembly in Raleigh. For weeks, […]

Alex Hamilton puts together his afternoon medications with help from Jenny Gadd at Hamilton's group home in Chapel Hill.

Falling Through the Crack Between Medicaid and the Marketplace

June 4, 2014 by Hyun Namkoong

Falling Through the Crack Between Medicaid and the Marketplace - North Carolina Health News

The budget proposed by the North Carolina Senate would throw the lives of thousands of people with disabilities into turmoil if provisions cutting Medicaid eligibility remain in the final General Assembly budget. By Hyun Namkoong, with reporting by Rose Hoban Alex Harrison graduated from college, got a job and was fairly successful, until he started […]

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