Black equity is Black history: The fight for healthcare is unfinished
Since the state expanded Medicaid in December 2023, over 600,000 residents, many from Black and brown communities, have gained access to essential health services. However, challenges persist in ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
The perpetual challenge for lawmakers is that although U.S. adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key ...
NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Devdutta Sangvai discusses new role, Medicaid in NC & access to health care
Dr. Devdutta "Dev" Sangvai was sworn in as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 12, 2025. Sangvai spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Lena Tillett about ...
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Senate Confirms Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy to Lead HHS
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has given its stamp of approval to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s ...
Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition
Key pay-for proposed for reconciliation bill is riddled with political risks and could spur backlash from hospitals, health ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE targets CMS in $1T spending overhaul, sparking legal battle
Other government agencies have pointed to wasteful spending in Medicaid and Medicare. A report from the Government ...
Under the Dome: Health bill moves forward along party lines — with three exceptions
House Bill 79 would establish a 12-member North Carolina Small Business Retirement Savings Board to oversee the retirement ...
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Judge Rules Trump Officials Are Defying Order to Reverse Funding Freeze
Some Trump officials have said they may ignore future court rulings, which could result in a constitutional crisis.
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Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them.
One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin's cousin called with alarming news. Martin's 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North ...
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Rural health care has become ‘trendy’ — Medicaid expansion has not
There’s a large gray cloud hanging over Medicaid expansion right now, and that’s because there’s so much uncertainty about ...
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New NC health secretary reveals priorities: improving healthcare access and child welfare
Devdutta Sangvai, former president of Duke Regional Hospital, was tapped by Gov. Josh Stein to lead the department as North Carolina’s 19th Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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What Republicans and RFK Jr. tried to hide from you about Medicaid
When Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his commitment to aiding rural hospitals during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, it was one of the rare moments when both a ...