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A child and an adult play together in this photo from a child care center established during the COVID pandemic.

Lawmakers propose regulatory relief during pandemic, advocates worry it goes too far

September 3, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Lawmakers propose regulatory relief during pandemic, advocates worry it goes too far - North Carolina Health News

During this week’s short legislative session, some provisions would reduce regulations around child care programs and senior care.

By Rose Hoban Lawmakers returned to Raleigh this week to appropriate more money for COVID-19 relief. The intention was to allocate close to a billion dollars of federal money sent to North Carolina to address issues created by the pandemic that’s been upending lives for more than half a year. Tucked into the 54-page spending […]

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Elected officials blast HCA for first year’s performance at Mission

February 13, 2020 by Carolina Public Press

Elected officials blast HCA for first year’s performance at Mission - North Carolina Health News

At a meeting earlier this week, officials told an independent monitor they were concerned over HCA's performance after it bought Mission Health.

Neil Cotiaux Carolina Public Press “We are writing with deep concern regarding the state of Mission Hospital Systems since the purchase by Hospital Corporation of America last year.” So began a scorching condemnation of HCA Healthcare’s performance in a letter read aloud to a packed room of community and health care leaders who turned out […]

‘Abortion Survivors’ bill gets emotional hearing at NCGA

April 11, 2019 by Rose Hoban

‘Abortion Survivors’ bill gets emotional hearing at NCGA - North Carolina Health News

The new bill punishes physicians who don't revive survivors of an abortion procedure in the second or third trimester. Supporter say it would prevent infanticide, but there are few instances to point to.

By Rose Hoban Lawmakers at the General Assembly started moving a bill this week that would punish doctors who don’t attempt to resuscitate and provide care for a fetus that might be born alive during an abortion attempt. The move comes a scant two weeks after a U.S. district court judge struck down North Carolina’s […]

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GOP senators’ plan would fund services for people with disabilities, end CON requirement

March 27, 2019 by Thomas Goldsmith

GOP senators’ plan would fund services for people with disabilities, end CON requirement - North Carolina Health News

Proposals from GOP Sens. Joyce Krawiec and Dan Bishop include expanding services to 2,000 people with intellectual disabilities while also repealing the state’s certificate of need requirement.

By Thomas Goldsmith Two Republican state senators on Tuesday proposed a package of health-care reforms, saying specifically that North Carolina should beef up help for people with intellectual disabilities before expanding Medicaid to additional hundreds of thousands of people. Sens. Joyce Krawiec⁩ (R-Kernersville) and Dan Bishop (R-Charlotte) proposed $41 million in state funding for the […]

Female Lawmakers Want to Make Shackling Inmates Giving Birth Illegal

June 1, 2018 by Taylor Knopf

Female Lawmakers Want to Make Shackling Inmates Giving Birth Illegal - North Carolina Health News

N.C. Prisons have a new voluntary policy that prohibits using restraints on pregnant inmates during delivery. Now Democratic state lawmakers want to make it a law.

By Taylor Knopf This past winter, two incarcerated women gave birth in a Triangle hospital. In both cases, the women’s hands and feet were restrained to the bed, according to advocates who want to end the shackling of pregnant inmates. In at least one instance, hospital staff asked that the patient’s handcuffs be removed. The […]

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Overhaul of Child Welfare System Getting Bipartisan Support

May 11, 2017 by Carolina Public Press

Overhaul of Child Welfare System Getting Bipartisan Support - North Carolina Health News

In the wake of several damning reports on the state of North Carolina's child welfare system, lawmakers are poised to make change.

By Sarah Ovaska-Few Carolina Public Press The state’s troubled child welfare system could be in line for a major overhaul, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing to change how the state cares for vulnerable children. Proposed state legislation would reconfigure the state’s existing system from a county-based system, in which social service departments investigate […]

Panorama of the new Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro.

Bill Would Make Mental Health Agencies Create Local Crisis Plans

April 28, 2017 by Taylor Knopf

Bill Would Make Mental Health Agencies Create Local Crisis Plans - North Carolina Health News

A bill in the works at the legislature makes a series of changes and tweaks throughout the mental health system.

By Taylor Knopf It’s no secret that North Carolina’s mental health system leaves a lot to be desired, and one of the biggest holes in the safety net is a dearth of crisis services. That’s why state lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would direct all seven state-funded mental health management organizations to […]

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Effort to Ease Teen Driver’s License Rules Hits Red Light

March 8, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Effort to Ease Teen Driver’s License Rules Hits Red Light - North Carolina Health News

A bill that would allow teens to drive solo after dark to attend church functions is reconsidered in committee.

By Rose Hoban It seemed like a good idea: Teens, who are restricted from driving after dark under North Carolina’s graduated driver’s license system would be able to drive to and from evening classes under a bill proposed by Charlotte Sen. Dan Bishop (R). Then, during a meeting of a senate judiciary committee, Bishop entertained […]

The North Carolina Harm Reduction’s Tessie Castillo demonstrates how to administer naloxone. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk

Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Now More Available in North Carolina

March 23, 2016 by Editor

Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Now More Available in North Carolina - North Carolina Health News

In the past week, two agencies responsible for public money to confront substance use have announced initiatives to make naloxone more readily available. By Taylor Sisk Under most circumstances, feeling like a thousand tiny needles are being stuck into your entire body, followed by “instant shakes and fevered, flu-like symptoms” that succumb to four hours […]

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