Sen. Thom Tillis

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On National Nurses’ Day, these critical health care workers are more in the spotlight

May 7, 2020 by Rose Hoban

On National Nurses’ Day, these critical health care workers are more in the spotlight - North Carolina Health News

Staffing, salary and working conditions, especially in long-term care, also shine a light on challenges for the nursing profession.

By Rose Hoban, RN For close to two decades, nurses have been ranked as the most honest and trustworthy profession in the U.S. but with the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the country, there’s a new gravity to how people are thinking about the nation’s 2.8 million nurses. “Nurses are really at the forefront of caring for […]

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We know what you did this summer

September 10, 2019 by Yen Duong

We know what you did this summer - North Carolina Health News

Members of Congress return to Washington, D.C. from their August recess today. We asked N.C.’s Congressional delegation if they had addressed any health care-related issues in their home districts during the break.

By Yen Duong Since early August, most members of Congress have been back in their home districts for the annual summer recess, and they head back to Washington, D.C. this week. Summer is a traditional time for lawmakers to leave Congress behind, and get in touch with constituents. Many hold town halls, tour public works […]

Hurricane Dorian thrashes farmer’s tobacco crop

September 6, 2019 by Greg Barnes

Hurricane Dorian thrashes farmer’s tobacco crop - North Carolina Health News

Brunswick County farmer Jody Clemmons tried to remain upbeat as Hurricane Dorian approached. This morning, after surveying his fields, he was left wondering if he will have to change how he farms to remain solvent after three hurricanes in 36 months.

By Greg Barnes Shortly after sunrise today, Brunswick County farmer Jody Clemmons left his house to survey the damage Hurricane Dorian caused to his tobacco and soybean crops in fields near the coast. What he found was expected, and heartbreaking, for a farmer who has now endured three hurricanes in four growing seasons. Dorian brought […]

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For one Brunswick County farmer, it feels like hurricanes “have become the new norm”

September 5, 2019 by Greg Barnes

For one Brunswick County farmer, it feels like hurricanes “have become the new norm” - North Carolina Health News

Three hurricanes in four growing seasons have taken an economic and emotional toll on many of North Carolina’s farmers.

By Greg Barnes The only thing Brunswick County farmer Jody Clemmons can do now is wait. And hope. Is there still a chance that a high pressure ridge could push Hurricane Dorian back out to sea, he wondered Wednesday morning? That is unlikely at this stage. The National Weather Service in Raleigh says to expect […]

A Day on Capitol Hill, Through a Rural Health Lens

February 20, 2018 by Taylor Knopf

A Day on Capitol Hill, Through a Rural Health Lens - North Carolina Health News

Against a background of ongoing budget debates in Washington, advocates make the rounds on Capitol Hill, looking for support for rural health centers and hospitals.

By Taylor Knopf It was a cold, wet, windy day as rural health advocates from North Carolina walked toward Capitol Hill earlier this month. They had back-to-back meetings in the offices of six N.C. congressmen: Sens. Thom Tillis (R) and Richard Burr (R), and Reps. David Price (D), G.K. Butterfield (D), Alma Adams (D) and […]

NC Senators Vote to Move ACA Repeal Bill Forward

July 26, 2017 by Rose Hoban

NC Senators Vote to Move ACA Repeal Bill Forward - North Carolina Health News

Both Burr and Tillis voted “aye” on the “motion to proceed,” which allows a piece of legislation to come up for consideration, debate and amendments. Then the real voting began.

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 […]

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Cooper Presents NC Opioid Action Plan, Slams Federal Health Care Bill

July 6, 2017 by Taylor Knopf

Cooper Presents NC Opioid Action Plan, Slams Federal Health Care Bill - North Carolina Health News

State health leaders strategize how to reduce the destruction created by opioid overdoses, even as federal cuts that could jeopardize those plans loom.

By Taylor Knopf North Carolina leaders unveiled a multi-part plan last week to combat the rise in opioid overdoses and substance abuse across the state. Gov. Roy Cooper called it “flexible” and said it would be updated frequently with new statistics and solutions. The plan calls for everyone to work together, from federal and state […]

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Disability Advocates See Existential Threat from Senate Health Bill

June 28, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Disability Advocates See Existential Threat from Senate Health Bill - North Carolina Health News

Moms with “medically fragile” kids say they’re frightened about the health care bill being considered in the U.S. Senate.

By Rose Hoban Natalie Taylor’s pregnancy was going pretty well. The Elon University professor was feeling good and getting excited about having her first baby with her husband Eric Hart. But at 18 weeks, Taylor’s water broke, leaving her son with too little amniotic fluid for his lungs to develop properly. Taylor managed to hold […]

Hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Cape Lejeune from the 1950 to the 1980s. The Jacksonville base, covering 156,000 acres in eastern North Carolina, remains in operation today with a safe water supply. In this 2016 photo, members of the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, along with civilians, participate in a ceremony on base.

Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Battle Continues

March 20, 2017 by Catherine Clabby

Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Battle Continues - North Carolina Health News

A campaign demanding redress for veterans, family members and base workers exposed to tainted drinking water at the eastern North Carolina military installation remains alive.

By Catherine Clabby Some of the hundreds of thousands of people exposed to hazardous drinking water at Camp Lejeune have something to celebrate this month. A federal rule activated last week grants automatic disability status to U.S. Marine Corps veterans who lived at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987 and who suffer from any of […]

41 U.S. Senators Sign Rural Health Letter; But Not Tillis & Burr

March 14, 2017 by Taylor Knopf

41 U.S. Senators Sign Rural Health Letter; But Not Tillis & Burr - North Carolina Health News

More than 40 U.S. Senators signed onto a letter about the future of rural health and new health care technologies to new Health and Human Services Sec. Tom Price. North Carolina senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr were not among them.

By Taylor Knopf Last month, more than 40 U.S. senators from largely rural states sent a letter about the future of rural health care to the new Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. While rural health care affects the majority of the North Carolina’s counties, U.S. Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis […]

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