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shows the senate floor on July 25, 2017
Posted inHealth Reform

NC Senators Vote to Move ACA Repeal Bill Forward

by Rose Hoban July 26, 2017July 26, 2017

By Rose Hoban Senate Republicans took a dramatic step toward fulfilling their promises to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act, on Tuesday by approving a motion to begin debate on an overhaul. By a vote of 50-50, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote, the repeal […]

Posted inHealthcare Workers, Hospitals, NC Health Briefs

Hospitals Head Steps Away

by Rose Hoban November 22, 2016November 20, 2016
Legislative Building in Raleigh
Posted inAging, Children's Health, Featured, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Public Health, State Health Policy

Advocates Push Lawmakers on Public Health Issues

by Editor April 26, 2016April 26, 2016
James Worthy, Michael Jordan and Dean Smith at a UNC Basketball game. Feb. 10, 2007. By 2007, Smith was suffering from dementia and often forgot the names of his former players. But his wife Linnea Smith said he always recognized they were people he knew and who cared about him. Photo credit: Zeke Smith, Wikimedia Creative Commons
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, Featured, Long Term Care, State Health Policy

Dean Smith’s Wife Urges Lawmaker Attention to Dementia

by Editor March 9, 2016January 23, 2020
shows a red cross with the word Medicaid printed on it, in front of a pile of dollar bills. For Medicaid transformation
Posted inFeatured, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Mental Health, Uninsured

State Advisory Committee Discusses Medicaid Transition, Expansion

by Editor November 24, 2015April 19, 2021
Rhee Williams gets her blood pressure taken at Lake Lure Medical Center,
Posted inRural Health

Continuity of Care: The Rural Doctor 2.0

by Editor March 13, 2015April 22, 2021

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