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2019 Health & Human Services Budget – House & Senate

June 24, 2019 by Rose Hoban

2019 Health & Human Services Budget – House & Senate - North Carolina Health News

Just in time for the conference committee budget, here are how the Senate and the House of Representatives each proposed to spend on health and human services.

By Rose Hoban After 2018’s unusual budget process this year’s budget has unfolded in a more “traditional” way. The House unveiled it’s proposal to spend $5.569 billion on health and human services priorities in early May. The Senate finished it’s work on the budget in early June, asking for a total appropriation of $5.552 billion […]

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FINAL – 2018 Health & Human Services Budget

June 12, 2018 by Rose Hoban

FINAL – 2018 Health & Human Services Budget - North Carolina Health News

This year's budget featured an unusual process, and millions in earmarks for constituents back home.

By Rose Hoban and Jared Weber In years past, North Carolina Health News has published a table tracking the progress of the state budget as it makes its way through the General Assembly, first in one chamber, then to the other and finally, to the negotiated conference budget in the third column. This has happened […]

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Governor’s Health Care Budget Emphasizes Medicaid Expansion, Scaling Back Some Tax Breaks

May 11, 2018 by Rose Hoban

Governor’s Health Care Budget Emphasizes Medicaid Expansion, Scaling Back Some Tax Breaks - North Carolina Health News

Cooper's announcement is only the opening act in a multi-part annual budget process. Lawmakers have been crafting their own budgets ahead of next week's short legislative session.

By Rose Hoban Even before Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s team was able to email out a laudatory press release touting “common ground” in his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, leaders of the Republican-led General Assembly had emailed reporters their own release, rejecting the governor’s plan and calling it an “unserious attempt to score […]

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Probing DNA to Prevent Childhood Obesity

December 1, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Probing DNA to Prevent Childhood Obesity - North Carolina Health News

N.C. State University scientist explores the link between a pregnant woman’s stress and her baby’s risk for extreme weight gain.

By Catherine Clabby Frequent exposure to intense stress in childhood increases risks for several grave health problems throughout life; heart disease, diabetes, substance abuse, and depression are among the unwelcome outcomes. But trouble from so-called “toxic stress” may start even earlier: in the womb, says Cathrine Hoyo, a genetic epidemiologist at N.C. State University. With […]

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Eliminating Pre-K Waiting Lists Proves a Knotty Problem

July 18, 2017 by Leah Asmelash

Eliminating Pre-K Waiting Lists Proves a Knotty Problem - North Carolina Health News

Lawmakers promise to eliminate the waiting lists for North Carolina's state funded preschool program, but it's tougher than at first glimpse.

By Leah Asmelash In each version of the North Carolina budget presented this year, from Gov. Roy Cooper to leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, lawmakers crowed about how they were chipping away at waiting lists for the state’s subsidized NC Pre-K program. “Over the next two years, we’re adding $27 million […]

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FINAL – 2017 Health & Human Services Budget Comparison

June 30, 2017 by Rose Hoban

FINAL – 2017 Health & Human Services Budget Comparison - North Carolina Health News

By Rose Hoban, Leah Asmelash and Taylor Knopf Just a day after the General Assembly overturned Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto, lawmakers wrapped up their work and headed home for an entire month. With a number of bills left incomplete and issues such as Supreme Court-ordered redistricting ahead of them, legislators left Raleigh on June […]

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Education Bright Spot in Annual Ranking of Child Well-being

June 14, 2017 by Leah Asmelash

Education Bright Spot in Annual Ranking of Child Well-being - North Carolina Health News

In the annual KIDS COUNT survey, North Carolina children fared better in the classroom, even as they experienced more poverty at home.

By Leah Asmelash North Carolina kids continue to struggle with financial and economic well-being, but saw improvements in overall health, while making leaps in education, according to a recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report examines four parts of children’s lives – health, education, economic well-being, and family and community – […]

In First Budget, Cooper Pushes for Medicaid Expansion

March 2, 2017 by Rose Hoban

In First Budget, Cooper Pushes for Medicaid Expansion - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper and the legislature are scarcely on speaking terms, nonetheless, the governor said he looks forward to working with lawmakers to move his first budget forward.

By Rose Hoban In rolling out his first budget, Gov. Roy Cooper said he will be able to increase North Carolina’s spending for the coming fiscal year by $1.1 billion. Cooper’s $23.48 billion dollar spending plan for 2017-18 emphasizes increasing teacher pay, increasing salaries for state employees across the board and builds on former Gov. […]

NCGA House Health and Human Services Budget: First Look

May 15, 2015 by Editor

NCGA House Health and Human Services Budget: First Look - North Carolina Health News

House lawmakers released the first draft of their 2015-17 budget proposals Thursday morning. We take a look at the health and human services highlights. By Rose Hoban The budget-making process in Raleigh is similar to an intricate dance. The first steps are taken when the House of Representatives presents its budget document, which happened Thursday […]

Gov. Pat McCrory presented his recommended $21.5 billion budget Thursday morning.

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

March 6, 2015 by Editor

McCrory’s $21.5 Billion Budget Holds Health Care Spending Mostly Steady - North Carolina Health News

Budget season begins with Gov. Pat McCrory’s $21.5 billion proposal. By Rose Hoban In the coming year, Gov. Pat McCrory said he would like to spend about $5.3 billion on state health care needs as part of a budget totaling $21.5 billion. The governor rolled out his budget proposal at the emergency management center on […]

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