Sen. Jim Burgin Archives - Page 3 of 5 - North Carolina Health News

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State Health Policy

This was the year advanced practice nurses thought they’d get full practice authority in NC. They were wrong.

by Twumasi Duah-Mensah August 29, 2024August 28, 2024

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State health leaders hope lawmakers can widen Medicaid access to pricey drugs like Wegovy

by Jaymie Baxley March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

Older white man in suit gestures to a younger white man sitting in a chair behind him at a townhall discussion about mental helath care and the rising mental health crisis numbers

State officials tout ‘once in a lifetime’ investment in North Carolina’s mental health services

by Taylor Knopf October 6, 2023December 23, 2024

A boy sits on a couch across from an empty chair holding his head in his hands. The empty chair is unfilled by a psychiatrist, representing the shortage of providers

Charlotte Ledger

Where have all the psychiatrists gone?

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger September 5, 2023May 12, 2024

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Aging

Cooper to push major aging plan for NC’s 1.8M people over 65

by Thomas Goldsmith July 20, 2023July 24, 2023

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U.S. Senator Tillis heads to Raleigh with a mental health care agenda

by Taylor Knopf July 6, 2023July 26, 2023