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Four images of people in pain.
Posted inMental Health

Uncontrolled Pain: The Other Side of the Opioid Crisis

by Taylor Knopf October 16, 2018November 13, 2019

By Taylor Knopf People who have relied on their medication just to get out of bed, care for their children or tend their garden are struggling to find doctors who will prescribe opioids amidst the current drug overdose epidemic. Online support groups are filled with desperate pleas from people unable to find a doctor to […]

photo of motor vehicle accident
Posted inState Health Policy

To Make Better Policy, States Seek Better Death Certificates

by Editor September 2, 2016April 16, 2021
House lawmakers come back for one more budget vote and are likely to wrap up work for the year Friday or Saturday.
Posted inMedicaid

NCGA Compromise Budget Commits to Medicaid Reform, But Details Remain Slim

by Editor September 14, 2015April 19, 2021
Gov. Pat McCrory presented his recommended $21.5 billion budget Thursday morning.
Posted inFeatured, Health Insurance, Medicaid, State Health Policy

McCrory’s $21.5 Billion Budget Holds Health Care Spending Mostly Steady

by Editor March 6, 2015April 22, 2021
The autopsy suites in the new state lab in Raleigh expanded the capacity of the Office of State Medical Examiner. The new facility opened in early 2013.
Posted inState Health Policy

Lawmakers Address Need for Improvement in Medical Examiner System

by Editor September 30, 2014April 22, 2021

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