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Tag: NC Department of Health and Human Services

legislative building in Raleigh where lawmakers create policy around Medicaid and other health issues
Posted inState Health Policy

Uncertainty over pandemic’s end complicates NC’s Medicaid budget

by Rose Hoban April 25, 2022April 24, 2022
four prescription drug bottles in a row
Posted inSubstance Use

Tension builds around best ways to spend NC’s opioid settlement money

by Taylor Knopf April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for.
Posted inChildren's Health

Can NC reduce the number of children in crisis who end up in limbo? Advocates hope a new plan can help.

by Anne Blythe March 28, 2022March 24, 2022
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, North Carolina spent close to $1.2 billion on nursing homes for elderly Medicaid recipients in 2013.
Posted inAging

Corporate owners of troubled Thomasville nursing home escape public spotlight in state hearing

by Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
A storefront with signs reading "Wear your f***ing mask" and "Mask required. Please note: Peel staff are fully vaccinated."
Posted inPublic Health

COVID-19 in NC: What now?

by Elizabeth Thompson and Mona Dougani March 22, 2022March 23, 2022
A man stands at a podium talking, while another man, who is wearing a mask against COVID, stands behind him. They're both wearing suits and ties.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – March 17 ‘The worst is behind us,’ NC and COVID

by Anne Blythe March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

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