Exodus at VA: 10,000 employees are resigning in September. Here’s the list
‘Mission-critical’ workers were exempt from deferred resignations, but doctors and nurses are quitting anyway.| North Carolina Health News
By Jaymie Baxley Jennifer Shigley can’t speak or walk without assistance. The 49-year-old also cannot feed or bathe herself. Her father, a retired child psychologist, described her as having the mental capacity of a toddler. “She requires total care,” Hal Shigley said. “Thank goodness she is in a facility where she’s taken good care of.” […] The post Medicaid cuts could threaten care for North Carolinians with severe disabilities appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Jennifer Fernandez Greensboro-based Cone Health is expanding its school-based telehealth program to offer remote mental health services for the first time. Students struggling with anxiety, depression or other mental or behavioral health issues can be connected to a therapist during the school day, said John Jenkins, medical director of Cone Health School-Based Care. The […] The post Cone Health adds remote therapy to school telehealth program appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Taylor Knopf A new psychiatric hospital in Greenville will begin serving patients in eastern North Carolina later this month. ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a new 144-bed facility intended to provide inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services to adults and children; it will open with a 24-bed unit designated for pediatric patients. The […] The post ECU Health and for-profit giant Acadia team up to open new psychiatric hospital appeared first on North Carolina H...| North Carolina Health News
By Michelle Crouch The Charlotte Ledger When city of Charlotte workers get sick, they don’t have to wait weeks for a primary care appointment or shell out a co-pay for an urgent care visit. Instead, they can often be seen on the same day, at no charge, at one of six local clinics run by […] The post Doctors on demand, no insurance required appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Don’t get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray, and other products. He’ll talk your ear off about its wondrous powers against tooth decay, as well as its potential to fight covid, heart disease, Alzheimer’s — you name it. For now, Jones, […] The post FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that. appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press East Carolina University Health is officially pursuing the idea of reopening Martin General Hospital, the shuttered hospital in Eastern North Carolina. But first, it needs $220 million — and for cuts to Medicaid to stop coming. That’s starting to seem increasingly unlikely. The uncertainty around the plan for Martin General […] The post Medicaid cuts create hurdle for rebirth of Martin Co. hospital appeared first on North Carolina Health ...| North Carolina Health News
By Elisabeth Rosenthal KFF Health News Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. They have been trending upward for years and are now rising faster than ever. Consider that, from 2000 to 2020, egg prices fluctuated between […] The post The price increases that should cause Americans more alarm appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Katie Dukes Education NC The number of licensed family child care homes (FCCHs) in North Carolina has decreased by 22% since before the pandemic. During the five years when pandemic-era funding was used to stabilize the state’s licensed child care programs, the number of licensed FCCHs decreased by 19%. Since the funding ran out […] The post Number of licensed child care homes continues to decline after end of stabilization grants appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman KFF Health News Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that young adults generally must get off their family’s […] The post Why young Americans dread turning 26: Health insurance chaos appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
‘Mission-critical’ workers were exempt from deferred resignations, but doctors and nurses are quitting anyway.| North Carolina Health News
By Grace Vitaglione Some employers and health systems in North Carolina are looking to change how they manage prescription drug benefits for their employees. More employers are considering alternative pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs — to run the drug benefits in their employees’ health insurance plan. For the past few years, the market has […]| North Carolina Health News
By Grace Vitaglione Some employers and health systems in North Carolina are looking to change how they manage prescription drug benefits for their employees. More employers are considering alternative pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs — to run the drug benefits in their employees’ health insurance plan. For the past few years, the market has […] The post NC employers look to smaller PBMs without “shenanigans” appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Will Atwater Since the start of the Trump administration, federal officials have been rolling back funding to federal environmental programs and scientific research — moves that threaten to leave vulnerable communities with fewer resources to address air quality concerns.That reality, along with the desire to broaden its reach, prompted the Charlotte-based advocacy group CleanAIRE […] The post CleanAIRE NC launches academy amid cuts to environmental programs appeared first on North Car...| North Carolina Health News
By Taylor Knopf Just days before Christmas 2024, a group of female teen patients broke into the nurse’s station and medication room at a psychiatric hospital in Raleigh, where they tore down parts of the ceiling, hurled objects at staff, damaged equipment and used syringes as weapons. Several police officers responded to the disturbance at […] The post Holly Hill under scrutiny again: State finds repeated failures after violent patient uprising appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog A patient who died in February after calling for help in a Mission Hospital emergency department bathroom went 29 minutes with no response as multiple staff members passed by the door with a call light flashing above, according to documents obtained by Asheville Watchdog. By the time an employee entered […] The post Patient called for help from Mission bathroom 29 minutes before someone found him. By then, his heart stopped, new report shows. appeared ...| North Carolina Health News
By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press This week, HCA Healthcare settled an antitrust lawsuit that has plagued the Asheville-based Mission Health system for three years. In 2022, four Western North Carolina governments sued HCA Healthcare and Mission Health for predatory and monopolistic practices, which plaintiffs claim lead to more expensive and lower-quality health care across much of […] The post HCA settles antitrust lawsuit with Western NC local governments appeared first...| North Carolina Health News
By Rose Hoban North Carolinians who rely on the Affordable Care Act marketplace to buy their health insurance might want to start socking away extra savings for steep rate hikes expected in the coming year. In the nearly month and a half since President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” some of […] The post Double digit health insurance increases for Obamacare coverage expected after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Rachel Crumpler To give more seriously ill incarcerated people the opportunity to go home before they die, North Carolina lawmakers expanded the eligibility criteria of prison medical release in 2023. But data obtained by NC Health News shows that more people aren’t getting released. Since 2008, medical release had been narrowly available for old […] The post Few released under NC law that allows seriously ill incarcerated people to spend their final days at home appeared first on No...| North Carolina Health News
By Michelle Crouch Mecklenburg County commissioners chair Mark Jerrell said he is confident that Atrium Health will share data with him on the racial and ethnic makeup of the first class on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Charlotte campus — but he doesn’t have the numbers yet and doesn’t know if they will […] The post Charlotte med school diversity data still missing as ECU releases stats appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Liz Bell and Katie Dukes Education NC Western North Carolina’s child care network continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, which devastated the region close to a year ago. Providers shared their ongoing efforts to serve children and families with members of the North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education on August […] The post Gov. Stein addresses early childhood task force, calls child care ‘necessary infrastructure’ for disaster recovery appeared first on North...| North Carolina Health News
The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local economic activity.| North Carolina Health News
Six of 14 vetoed bills have implications for the health of North Carolinians, four were overridden by both chambers of the General Assembly.| North Carolina Health News
After moving to North Carolina, a Columbus County resident found himself downwind from a billion-dollar industry. Now he’s documenting odors.| North Carolina Health News
At issue: Competition. Nonprofit AdventHealth, planning a 222-bed Weaverville hospital, vows to continue fight.| North Carolina Health News
Brewer was terminated by Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the vaccine advisory panel in June.| North Carolina Health News
The proposed spending plan from the NC Senate would cut the entire funding allotment to the program for the next two fiscal years.| North Carolina Health News
New members of the ACIP began their tenure by shifting the posture of the 60-year-old panel from support for vaccine advancement to doubt.| North Carolina Health News
Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.| North Carolina Health News
Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.| North Carolina Health News
The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.| North Carolina Health News
From food pantries to new SUN Bucks program, here’s how to find meals for your child this summer in North Carolina.| North Carolina Health News
With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from the House.| North Carolina Health News
Avery Dental in western NC rallied to serve a community in need after Hurricane Helene's flooding and widespread damage.| North Carolina Health News
As State Advisory Council on Cannabis prepares to meet, NC House and Senate differ on how far hemp regulations should go.| North Carolina Health News
The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.| North Carolina Health News
Since Chantal and Helene drenched North Carolina, residents have been reassessing what it takes to stay safe as climate-fueled storms rage.| North Carolina Health News
A new Wake Forest University medical school campus opened this week with a nontraditional training curriculum that includes digital dissections, robotic patients and problem-based learning.| North Carolina Health News
The state’s 2023 law permits abortions for “life-limiting” anomalies during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, but it leaves some people behind.| North Carolina Health News
Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane from a nearby factory into Asheboro's drinking water supply.| North Carolina Health News
Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting pressure.| North Carolina Health News
The 32-year-old program that supports community gardens, nutrition education and other community-based activities employs 176 people.| North Carolina Health News
Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets across the state.| North Carolina Health News
Four days before Transylvania County fatality, 16 months before suicides, treatment centers were told to cut staff| North Carolina Health News
CleanAIRE NC’s new AirKeeper Dashboard offers neighborhood-level air pollution data amid regulatory rollbacks.| North Carolina Health News
At five NC prisons, trained peer observers — incarcerated people themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental distress on suicide watch.| North Carolina Health News
The state dropped one spot to rank No. 34 in the national 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which tracks 16 indicators of child well-being.| North Carolina Health News
Parents facing their children's mental health crises wrestle with systemic barriers to getting their children the care they urgently need.| North Carolina Health News
A new bill in the state legislature would protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Critics worry it will drive up health care costs.| North Carolina Health News
Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop pollution from nearby factory farms in Duplin County.| North Carolina Health News
The pharmacy giant manages the prescription drug benefit for the State Health Plan, but contract negotiations are at an impasse.| North Carolina Health News
Partners were told Healthy Opportunities will end July 1 because proposed state spending plans eliminate its funding.| North Carolina Health News
NC Health News breaks down the two chambers' health and human services budget proposals — line by line — in a spreadsheet.| North Carolina Health News
As large-scale hog and poultry industries continue to grow in eastern NC, local residents push back against decades of air and water pollution.| North Carolina Health News
State House, Senate pass legislation that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, which manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies.| North Carolina Health News
As extreme heat approaches, North Carolina officials warn federal cuts could weaken vital health and safety programs.| North Carolina Health News
After a deadly E. coli outbreak, federal officials hid the grower’s identity and cut food safety efforts — leaving families without answers.| North Carolina Health News
Many folks in NC can’t access Ozempic due to limited insurance coverage. But policy changes and falling prices may expand access soon.| North Carolina Health News
Enforcing the proposed mandate could strain local DSS offices and cost taxpayers, even though most enrollees are exempt or already working.| North Carolina Health News
The spending plan would also increase public school teacher salaries.| North Carolina Health News
Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up at a high cost with few rights.| North Carolina Health News
Following a national trend, state lawmakers are looking to remove artificial dyes in favor of natural food coloring.| North Carolina Health News
Private philanthropy won’t be able to make up the difference at food banks if SNAP and Medicaid are slashed.| North Carolina Health News
Charlotte's retirement communities are sending supplies and volunteers to help senior communities in western NC affected by flooding| North Carolina Health News
Organizations are moving quickly to address food insecurity as the region continues to reel from historic flooding.| North Carolina Health News
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By 2023, the country was estimated to have a shortfall of as many as 23,000 surgeons, according to a 2019 report by the Association of American Medical Colleges.| North Carolina Health News
Screening older patients for frailty and managing their medications are examples of age-friendly hospital services.| North Carolina Health News
City officials hope a new app will help divert more food scraps from the landfill. Since 2019, the city has diverted 27 tons of food waste.| North Carolina Health News
Martin County could become the first community in the nation to bring a closed facility back to life as a rural emergency hospital.| North Carolina Health News
They're trying to get as many nurses into the workforce as quickly as possible as N.C. faces a shortfall of 12,500 registered nurses by 2033.| North Carolina Health News
In exchange for higher federal payments, participating hospitals agree to forgive old medical debt and offer more help to low-income patients.| North Carolina Health News
A new study shows that North Carolina has one of the nation’s highest rates of speeding-related fatalities.| North Carolina Health News
Some experts worry that the small, discreet pouches packed with nicotine have the same characteristics that enticed teens to vaping.| North Carolina Health News
The N.C. Department of Adult Correction is providing medications for opioid use disorder to people before their release — and to those already on probation or parole.| North Carolina Health News
People can walk into pharmacies without a prescription and walk out the same day with birth control in hand.| North Carolina Health News
Reentry organizations work to close the gap by providing devices and digital skills training to better support people returning home.| North Carolina Health News
Several N.C. communities use the program to reduce repeat ER visits, tackle rising opioid overdoses, and address other routine care.| North Carolina Health News
The Environmental Management Commission committee votes to pursue groundwater standards for only three PFAS compounds at next meeting.| North Carolina Health News
DHHS asked for almost half a billion more dollars to keep up with rising Medicaid costs in the 2024-25 fiscal year.| North Carolina Health News
Millions of fertilized hen eggs are still the main ingredient in making vaccines to protect people against the outbreak of a new flu strain.| North Carolina Health News
