NC Department of Health and Human Services Archives - Page 7 of 120 - North Carolina Health News

A Black woman with glasses wearing a white cardigan with pink and teal writing on it looks at a silver laptop. Across from her sits a Black man in a brown jacket, khaki pants and black hat. Behind them are shelves lined with books. The woman is a social worker helping people with Medicaid and food benefits at the High Point Public Library in Guilford County, NC.

Looming Medicaid work rules bring big challenges to NC counties

by Jaymie Baxley and Jennifer Fernandez April 30, 2026April 29, 2026

A black man in a police uniform stands at a podium with a sign that reads "pre-arrest (LEAD) diversion & deflection programs expansion"

NC expands diversion programs for some low-level offenses as alternative to jail

by Rachel Crumpler April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.

NC moves to rein in soaring autism therapy costs amid fraud concerns

by Jaymie Baxley April 27, 2026April 30, 2026

A row of people sit behind desks at the NC General Assembly. Two white men in suits are co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety.

NC lawmakers recommend reforms to mental health system, but funding questions loom

by Rachel Crumpler April 16, 2026April 15, 2026

A blonde woman, representing rural hospital system FirstHealth, speaks with NC lawmaker at the General Assembly.

Rural hospitals face federal funding cuts, look to NC lawmakers for support

by Ashley Fredde April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

An Elderly Woman in Pink Long Sleeves Sitting while Reading Documents

North Carolinians find common ground on health care costs, Medicaid, poll shows

by Rose Hoban March 31, 2026April 20, 2026