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Posted inChildren's Health

Lawmakers Press for Reform of NC’s Struggling Foster Care System

by Taylor Knopf October 31, 2017October 31, 2017

By Taylor Knopf As North Carolina’s opioid crisis deepens, a rising number of children are entering the foster care system as a result of their parents’ drug use. In 2016, about 38 percent of children came to foster care due to parental drug use, that’s up from 31 percent in 2013. The majority of kids […]

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Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, State Health Policy

Lawmakers Get Glimpse of Potential Medicaid Budget Shortfall

by Editor March 27, 2014April 1, 2014
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Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, State Health Policy

Medicaid Budget Impossible to Forecast Due to Ongoing DHHS Computer Woes

by Editor January 14, 2014January 16, 2014
Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, State Health Policy

DHHS Deadline for Personal Care Services Looms

by Rose Hoban March 14, 2012October 19, 2021
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Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, State Health Policy

Health and Human Services Committee Roundup – February

by Rose Hoban February 15, 2012October 19, 2021
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Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Public Health, State Health Policy

Health and Human Services Committee Roundup

by Rose Hoban January 26, 2012October 19, 2021

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