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shows a woman sitting with a young man on a couch. She has only one leg, the other leg is missing at the hip. The cancer in her hip spread while she waited for prior authorization for a scan to determine the scope of her cancer.

Charlotte Ledger

Her health insurer delayed her MRI – as the cancer spread

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger May 8, 2023May 12, 2024

shows a building with a weird blue sculpture in front of it and a large sign reading Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Health Insurance

What is Blue Cross Blue Shield NC up to?

by Rose Hoban and Charlotte Ledger April 24, 2023April 16, 2024

Shows a man sitting at a desk that has a sign reading: Health care for 600,000 North Carolinians. He's signing a piece of paper that insures Medicaid expansion, and he's surrounded by a group of smiling people.

Amid Medicaid expansion celebration, advocates take a moment to reflect

by Rose Hoban March 29, 2023May 31, 2023

shows the front of a Medicare card

Critics and supporters of Medicare Advantage exchange charges on program’s risks, benefits and billions in costs

by Thomas Goldsmith March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

A man in a blue hat and suit is holder a yellow folder while talking to a man with a stethoscope and a man in a red shirt. They are in what appears to be a doctor's office.

Uninsured former inmates suffer financial, health, societal consequences from lack of accessible care. Medicaid expansion could help.

by Rachel Crumpler February 24, 2023

shows a white HIV medication bottle with the label Descovy 200 mg/ 25 mg on a table, next to the bottle is a bunch of blue pills

Health Insurance

HIV advocates call plans from insurer Blue Cross NC ‘discriminatory’

by Rachel Crumpler January 6, 2023