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Posted inFeatured

Health Care Half Hour: Getting to yes on Medicaid expansion across political divides

by Editor June 16, 2022June 17, 2022

In this Health Care Half Hour, NCHN Editor-in-Chief Rose Hoban talks with Casey Cooper, the CEO of Cherokee Indian Hospital; Chris Cooper a professor of Political Science at WCU; and NC State Senator Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin). They discuss the long road of education and advocacy that lead the NC Senate to pass Medicaid expansion and […]

Shows a pregnant belly with a pair of black and white baby shoes perched on top of them. This child would be covered by Medicaid expansion.
Posted inChildren's Health

Postpartum Medicaid benefits could be extended to one year in budget

by Elizabeth Thompson October 7, 2021October 6, 2021
photo is a close up of hands cuffed behind someone's back
Posted inChildren's Health

North Carolina raises the age for when children can marry and go to court

by Anne Blythe September 16, 2021September 16, 2021
legislative building in Raleigh where lawmakers create policy around Medicaid and other health issues
Posted inState Health Policy

NC House counters Senate budget with more funding for mental health, home and community services

by Rose Hoban August 6, 2021August 16, 2021
A man wearing a black shirt holds a glass jar filled with hemp flower. Behind him is a black sign with white and green letters reading "Cannabliss Dispensary
Posted inState Health Policy

Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green, advocates say

by Elizabeth Thompson and Mona Dougani July 13, 2021April 1, 2022
shows three politicians who are usually at odds on the same dias, they're there in order to sign bills to provide COVID relief
Posted inState Health Policy

State Senate presents budget, with a bump up in spending for health and human services

by Mona Dougani June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

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